Oil Record Book

Mexican ship manager Gremex fined $1.75M in pollution case

Tampico, Mexico-headquartered ship manager Gremex Shipping was fined $1.75 million and put on probation Oct. 30 after pleading guilty in federal district court in Pensacola, Fla., to a felony violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS)

Specifically, Gremex was charged with creating and providing false records to the U.S. Coast Guard to conceal the illegal discharge of oily bilge waste into the ocean by its managed vessel, the M/V Suhar.

The charge stems from a Coast Guard...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/mexican-ship-manager-gremex-fined-1-75m-in-pollution-case/

Captain of pollution case tanker PS Dream could get prison term

While two whistleblowers in a recent tanker pollution case could could be awarded up to $500,000, the vessel’s captain could face imprisonment. As we reported earlier, last month two related companies that operated the motor tanker PS Dream – Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret – pleaded guilty to conspiracy, knowingly violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice related to the falsification of the tanker’s Oil Record Book,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/captain-of-pollution-case-tanker-ps-dream-could-get-prison-term/

Whistleblowers could collect $500K in tanker pollution case

Two whistleblower crewmembers could be awarded up to $500,000, if a plea deal filed in New Orleans federal court yesterday is approved by the court. Two related companies that operated the motor tanker PS Dream – Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret – pleaded guilty to conspiracy, knowingly violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice related to the falsification of the tanker’s Oil Record Book, which is a required log.

The guilty...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/compliance/whistleblowers-could-collect-500k-in-tanker-pollution-case/

Two tanker engineers plead guilty to pollution charges

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/

Chief engineer gets prison term for oil record book, conspiracy and obstruction offenses

In a case that tells on all too familiar tale of oily bilge dumping, oil record book falsification, and a failed attempted at cover up, Denys Korotkiy, chief engineer of the vessel Donald was sentenced on Sept. 15 to serve twelve months and a day in prison for conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and failure to maintain an accurate oil record book.

Korotkiy was convicted on those charges June 9, following a five-day jury trial.

The DOJ says evidence showed that oily bilge water...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/compliance/chief-engineer-gets-prison-term-for-oil-record-book-conspiracy-and-obstruction-offenses/

Oil Record Book: A Document, Ships Cannot Sail Without

Oil Record Book (ORB) is one of the most important documents on board with a written record for compliance with Annex I of MARPOL 73/78. 

Knowledge of Sea recently published an article under Rules & Regulations regarding maintaining ORB. Here’s an excerpt from that.

Two separate oil record books

Every ship of 400 gross tonnages and above other than tankers maintain only ORB Part I for machinery space operations; however, Tankers of 150 gross tonnages must maintain two separate oil record books:

  • Oi...

https://mfame.guru/oil-record-book-a-document-ships-cannot-sail-without/

Shipping company fined $1,750,000 for false report on oil record book

A vessel operating company has been fined by the US Department of Justice to pay the amount of $1,750,000 and serve a 4-year term of probation for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of bilge waste from the tank vessel Topaz Express, a felony violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.

Specifically, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE LTD’s chief engineer and second engineer pleaded guilty of being involved in federal court.

It is reported that...

https://safety4sea.com/shipping-company-fined-1750000-for-false-report-on-oil-record-book/

Two shipping companies, crew member charged for oily waste dumping

A federal grand jury in Oakland charged two shipping companies and a First Assistant Engineer with failing to maintain an Oil Record Book for bilge water discharges into the sea about three nautical miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge and with obstruction of justice, the US Department of Justice announced.

The indictment alleges that the 16,408 gross-ton, ocean-going motor tanker ‘Zao Galaxy’ was owned by FGL Moon Marshall Limited, a Marshall Islands company, and operated by Unix Line Pte Ltd.,...

https://safety4sea.com/two-shipping-companies-crew-member-charged-for-oily-waste-dumping/

Shipping companies falsify oil record book, fined $1.8 million

The US Department of Justice fined two shipping companies, incorporated in Liberia, for failing to notify the USCG  of a hazardous condition on one of their vessels and to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by presenting false documents to the Coast Guard that covered up vessel oil pollution.

Defendants Nederland Shipping Company and Chartworld Shipping Company are the owner and operator of the 13,049 gross ton, ocean-going, refrigerated cargo/container vessel called the...

https://safety4sea.com/shipping-companies-falsify-oil-record-book-fined-1-8-million/

Court acquits tanker operator of MARPOL violations

Captain Vjaceslavs Birzakovs, captain of the oil tanker RIDGEBURY ALEXANDRA Z was convicted and sentenced in Louisiana for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oil from a tanker. After 19 months of detention, Louisiana Jury acquitted the Master of all charges, who is now able to return to Russia, following his complete acquittal by a jury on May 23, 2019.

The captain was accused of six criminal counts of federal pollution and obstruction of justice, based on the...

https://safety4sea.com/court-acquits-tanker-operator-of-marpol-violations/

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