Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Maintaining

Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Maintaining False ORB

Monday, August 21, 2006

The US Attorney for the Central District of California has stated that the chief engineer on a tanker pleaded guilty to a felony count of failing to maintain an accurate oil record book (ORB). The chief engineer also admitted that on numerous occasions he directed other engine room personnel to use a hose to bypass the oily water separator (OWS) and discharge oil-contaminated bilge water and sludge into the ocean. He faces up to six years in prison. Source: HK Law

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