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Shipping Companies Sentenced to $2M Criminal Penalty for Concealing Oil Discharge

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09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT

Two corporations that operated the motor tanker P/S Dream — Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret — were sentenced in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2 million criminal penalty and complete four years of probation. The companies pleaded guilty in May to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). The court sentenced the P/S Dream's Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz on Sept. 10 to eight months in prison for an APPS offense and obstructing the U.S. Coast Guard's investigation.
 

 

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Shipping Companies Sentenced to $2M Criminal Penalty for Concealing Oil Discharge

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