Illegal operation lands Pacific International Lines in hot water

摘要

As a result of the illegal operation of the M/V Southern Lily 2 in June 2012, Singapore-based container ship company, Pacific International Lines, has been ordered to pay $2.2 million in criminal penalties by a DC Federal Court judge, the Department of Justice reports. The company had previously pleaded guilty to three felony charges-among them: that it made false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard; Violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by concealing illegal waste water operations and discharges in a falsified oil record book; And operating a vessel in U.S. waters without a functioning oil water separator.