Court Slaps $1.5 M Fine on Shipping Company

Misuga Kaiun Co. Ltd. (MISUGA), Japanese shipping company has been fined $1.5 million for concealing illegal discharges of oily water.
The chief engineer of the vessel has also been convicted.
The company pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships for failing to accurately maintain oil record book that covered up discharges of oily water.
Apart from the penalty the company has been placed on a probation for a period of four years.
It also has to implement a...