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Illegal oil discharge on Atlantic Ocean
The master of a Liberian flag vessel was fined € 25,000 in the
The Netherlands Port Authorities Amsterdam, received an anonymous message by a whistle blower that sludge was pumped into the ocean illegally. Pictures shows the discharge by a hose from the main deck while one of the crew members was monitoring the discharge and the by passing of the vessel’s oil water separator and 15 ppm equipment. Investigation on board the vessel, after berthing in the Netherlands port IJmuiden, by the Netherlands Police Agency, maritime police IJmuiden, learned that the crew member on the picture was the chief engineer who, after been confronted with the picture, plaid guilty having discharged 400 liters of sludge in the ocean.
In accordance with the Dutch Public Prosecutor an out of court settlement of € 25,000 was accepted by the master and paid.
Ron Faber,
Environmental coordinator,
Netherlands Police Agency,
Unit Maritime Police.
