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Korean company pleads guilty to dumping oily waste water off Fla.
The corporate owner of a Korean-flag bulk carrier will pay a $2.2 million fine for violating U.S. oil pollution laws, the Justice Department announced Friday.
STX Pan Ocean, which operates the M/V Ocean Jade, pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy and making false statements and records in the U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. They were charged with dumping oily waste and waste water overboard between July and October 2008, then falsifying log books and lying to Coast Guard inspectors.
The chief officer and chief engineer pleaded guilty in the case, and were sentenced to time served and supervised probation. The chief officer also was fined $1,500.
The court ordered STX to pay $200,000 of its fine to local and national wildlife preservation organizations for conservation activities in Tampa Bay.
Contact R.G. Edmonson at bedmonson@joc.com.
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