Two tanker engineers plead guilty to pollution charges

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The chief engineer and second engineer of the 47,999 dwt, Greek-flagged oil tanker M/T Kriti Ruby, which is operated by Avin International, pleaded guilty May 7 to charges related to the concealment of pollution by falsifying records. The chief engineer also pleading guilty to charges related to the discharge of oily waste into the sea from a commercial vessel near a petroleum terminal in Sewaren, N.J..

The maximum penalty on each pollution charge is six years in prison and a maximum fine of...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/two-tanker-engineers-plead-guilty-to-pollution-charges/

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