Threat Of Legal Action Leads To Payment Of Fine Over Humber Incident

  • Master of a Russian oil tanker was fined a total of £25761.99 at Hull Magistrates Court.
  • Prosecuted for breaching the International Safety Management (ISM) Code.
  • CA Inspectors found a catalogue of deficiencies in navigation and safety equipment, together with significant non-compliance with the ISM Code.

According to the UK government, a company and one of its ship masters have paid up fines after being warned their boat could be seized if they didn’t pay.

Oil tanker fined

On the 14th June...

http://mfame.guru/threat-of-legal-action-leads-to-payment-of-fine-over-humber-incident/

Photos: Six Greenpeace Activists Arrested On Board Ship Loaded With Palm Oil

Six Greenpeace Activists Arrested on Board

Six Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the captain of a giant tanker, while peacefully boarding the 185-metre long cargo loaded with palm oil products from Wilmar International, the largest and dirtiest palm oil trader in the world.

Image Credits: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/greenpeace.org

The Stolt Tenacity, carrying dirty palm oil from Indonesia to Europe, was safely scaled by Greenpeace International volunteers from Indonesia, Germany, the UK, France, Canada and the US in a peaceful protest...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/photos-six-greenpeace-activists-arrested-on-board-ship-loaded-with-palm-oil/

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