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Eurobulk must pay $1.125M criminal fine in pollution case

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has ordered Athens-headquartered Eurobulk Ltd to pay a criminal fine of $1.125 million after the company pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and falsification of records.

Eurobulk admitted to violating APPS in April 2023 during a port call by the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Good Heart in the port of Corpus Christi as well as falsification of records during that same port call.

According to the U.S. Department of...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/eurobulk-must-pay-1-125m-crimial-fine-in-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/