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Ship owner and captain fined for pollution
On Feb 24, 2016, a 35 kilometer long oil slick was spotted in the wake of the "Thisseas". The Greek shipowner Laskaridis Shipping Company was fined with one million Euros by the Brest Criminal Court on Jan 16, 2017. The captain of the vessel was fined € 30,000 for pollution caused by the bulk carrier. It was detected by a Navy plane, dragging a sheet of hydrocarbons with a width of 50 meters 340 km SW of Brest. At the hearing, experts of the Brest Ship Safety Center discovered that a valve on a dumping pipe had recently been handled on the ship. The prosecutor Eric Mathais had asked for a fine of one million Euros against the shipowner and 200 000 € for the captain.
Bulkcarrier released after owner paid fine
The "Thisseas", carrying a cargo of potassium chloride, departed from Brest on Feb 29, 2016, at 3 p.m. The ship was suspected of deliberate pollution, causing an oil slick of 42 km length, which was observed in his wake. The Greek shipowner paid the safety deposit of 500 000 Euros, and Eric Mathais, the prosecutor in Brest, has lifted the ban. During the hearings on board, conducted on Feb 27 and 28 by the Coastguard with the help of two interpreters, the crew was cooperative. They however denied having seen or found a defect or damage to the ship. The prosecutor summoned the captain and the shipowner before the Brest Criminal Court on Nov 3, 2016. The fine may be up to 15 million Euros or imprisonment. French report with photo: http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/le-cargo-soupconne-de-pollution-est-reparti-de-brest-940246.html
Tanker detained due to suspected pollution
A French patrol aircraft on Feb 24, 2016, observed an oil slick in Bay of Biscay 185 nm southwest of Penmarc'h, suspected to have been caused by the "Thisseas" being en route from St. Petersburg to China. The Falcon 50 aircraft of the 24F flotilla filmed a pollution of 23 miles length. The record written by the commander of the Falcon 50 was forwarded to the prosecutor of the court of Brest which is specialized for the suppression of intentional hydrocarbon pollution. The prosecutor decided the vessel had to divert to the commercial port of Brest in the late afternoon. Soon after, the "Thisseas" turned around and headed towards the tip of Brittany. It dropped anchor off Brest harbor on Feb 26 around 3 p.m, escorted by a surveillance aircraft from Aber Wrac'h. The crew will be heard by the investigation service of the maritime police. French report with photos: http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/un-vraquier-grec-deroute-brest-pour-pollution-maritime
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