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Company: Noka Shipping Company Ltd.
Current Parent Company: Noka Shipping Company Ltd.
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Penalty: $900,000
Year: 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: ocean dumping
Violation Description: A ship management company headquartered in Greece that operated a 29,414 -ton cargo ship that made calls in multiple ports in Texas pleaded guilty and was sentenced late yesterday in federal court in Corpus Christi for deliberately concealing pollution discharges from the ship directly into the sea and for failing to notify the U. S. Coast Guard of numerous safety hazards on board the vessel. Noka Shipping Company Ltd., the operator of the M/V Florin, pleaded guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships for failing to properly maintain an oil record book as required by federal and international law, as well as, a violation of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, for failing to report a hazardous condition on board to include excessive amounts of oil in the vessel's machinery spaces and bilges, excessive oil leaks on the vessel's main engine and generators, an authorized oil drainage system for the engine room and oil in the vessels fire suppression system. The company was sentenced to pay a $750,000 criminal fine along with a $150,000 community service payment to the congressionally-established National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Coast Guard referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: Greece
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ocean shipping
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