ASTERIA LEADER

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Great Barrier Reef: Garbage Dumpers Fined

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted two shipping companies and their masters for two separate marine pollution incidents within the Great Barrier Reef. Tokyo based Perses Maritima Ltd and the master of its Japan-registered vehicle carrier Asteria Leader were found guilty on May 18 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on one charge each of illegally discharging garbage under the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983. A routine Port State Control inspection conducted by an AMSA marine surveyor at Fisherman Island in the Port of Brisbane revealed a record of the discharge of 0.03 cubic meters of food waste within the Great Barrier Reef on October 8, 2014. Perses Maritima Ltd was fined $5000 for the illegal discharge and the master of the ship was fined $500. http://maritime-executive.com/article/great-barrier-reef-garbage-dumpers-fined