Judge Fines Portuguese Tanker Operator $1 Million for Discharge of Waste Oil

摘要

Austin, Texas-A federal judge in Texas March 13 sentenced Portuguese tanker operator General Maritime Management to a $1 million fine and five years probation for discharging waste oil into the Gulf of Mexico (United States v. General Maritime Management (Portugal) LDA, S.D. Tex., No. 2:08-cr-393, sentencing 3/13/09).rnJudge Janis Graham Jack of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas also awarded $250,000 to five whistleblowers who reported the 2007 discharge of waste oil from General Maritime's ship Genmar Defiance.