Irika Shipping S.A. pleaded guilty July 8 in a federal court in Maryland to illegally dumping oil-contaminated sludge and bilge waste from one of its bulk carrier cargo ships directly into the ocean as part of a multi-district plea agreement.rnIrika Shipping pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to two counts of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships for failing to maintain an accurate oil record book and garbage record book, one count of obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard inspection, three counts of concealing evidence, one count of making materially false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice.
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