Captain of Fire-Stricken Tanker Faces Pollution Charges

• The captain of the VLCC that caught fire in the Indian Ocean earlier this month will face charges in Sri Lanka.
• There is sufficient evidence to charge the captain under the country’s marine pollution act as well as the penal code for criminal evidence.
• Sri Lanka will also seek $1.88 million in damages from the ship’s owners.

Sri Lanka to charge captain of fire-stricken tanker New Diamond, reports Ship&Bunker.

Sri Lanka will seek at least RS340m ($1.9m) from the owner...

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