Ship’s Master And First Officer Fined $75,000 For Compliance Breach In Great Barrier Reef

Compliance breach

A Master and the First Officer of a 289-metre bulk carrier, the Sea Coen, have been convicted and fined $40,000 and $35,000 respectively after pleading guilty for exiting a designated shipping area within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

The Master and the First Officer pleaded guilty in the Townsville Magistrates Court on 21 June 2022 for Prohibited Conduct in a Zone, Section 38BA of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act, as the ship entered the reef lagoon through Palm Passage ––...

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