Holland & Knight LLP, law firm in Washington D.C, USA, has provided us with the following information.

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The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Press Release (https://www.piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?cid=586&fuseaction=EXTERNAL.docview&documentID=61617) stating that a ship owner agreed to pay a criminal fine of $100,000 and to not operate ships in U.S. waters for three years. The action was taken after Coast Guard inspectors found that the oily water separator system on the company’s ship had been bypassed.

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