23-August-2017
The USA grand jury charges German shipowner and operator Minship Shipmanagement GMBH (MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport) for falsifying records to cover up oily discharges MV Marguerita.
Minship Shipmanagement GMBH (MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport) has been accused at charges about falsifying records to cover up oily discharges from 2016 built handy bulk carrier 27K DWT MV Marguerita. US Federal Court in Portland, Maine, alleges violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships and falsification of records with the attempt to impede US Coast Guard examinations.
In 2016 Minship Shipmanagement GMBH (MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport) pleaded guilty to similar charges in the USA. MV Marguerita chief engineer had performed an unexplained and undesired discharge of bilge water. In July 2017, M/V Marguerita was boarded last month by the US Coast Guard and detained.