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Bunker Spill Vessel Owners to Stand Trial in Canadian Provincial Court
Thursday March 30, 2017
A trial for the MV Marathassa and its owner, Alassia NewShips Management Inc. (Alassia NewShips), relating to the spill of approximately 2,700 litres of HFO into Vancouver's English Bay on April 8, 2015, is slated to begin in a provincial court on April 5, 2017, Canadian media reports.
Marathassa and Alassia NewShips face 10 charges, including contravening regulations, failing to implement an oil pollution emergency plan, and discharge of a pollutant.
As Ship & Bunker had previously reported, the vessel owners had posted a $300,000 bond and agreed to appear in any legal proceedings or prosecutions.
