German Shipping Company Pleads Guilty To Dumping Wastewater Into Lake Superior

摘要

A German shipping company pleaded guilty to failing to maintain accurate records of its disposal of oil-contaminated wastewater into Lake Superior, the Department of Justice said (United States v. MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport GmBH, D. Minn., No. 16-CR-134, 7/5/16). MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport acknowledged in the July 5 plea that it released machinery space bilge water into Lake Superior at least once during 2015, violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.