Owner of Stellar Daisy fined $12,426, Korean prosecutors appeal judgement

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Following news that the owner of the ill-fated Stellar Daisy was found guilty over the bulk carrier’s sinking, the Busan District Prosecutors’ Office plans to appeal to a higher court, seeking greater punishments for those involved in the tragic incident.

The VLOC ‘Stellar Daisy’ sank in March 2017 in the South Atlantic, off Uruguay, while carrying ore from Brazil to China, killing 22 of the 24 crew members onboard. Only two Filipino nationals survived.

The first trial took place last year, when...

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