After a 9-day trial in federal court in Norfolk, Va., the case against ship operator Kassian Maritime Navigation Agency, Ltd., ship owner Angelex Ltd., and chief engineer Lambros Katsipis concluded with Katsipis found guilty on seven counts of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsification of records, and obstruction of justice violations. Ship operator Kassian Maritime Navigation Agency, Ltd. and ship owner Angelex Ltd. were acquitted of the charges against them. The charges stem from illegal overboard discharges of bilge waste from the M/V Antonis G. Pappadakis bypassing pollution prevention equipment. These discharges were not recorded in the oil record book (ORB).