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I can site a number of incidents where either the chief engineer or master is sentenced for a prison term ranging from a few months to few years.
I can also name many incidents where a company is handed over a fine ranging in millions of dollars.
I am talking about the incidents related to false oil record book entries.
What's more !!! In 2016, Princess Cruise Lines paid USD$40 million as a plea agreement in respect of a number of US MARPOL violations. This is the largest ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution.
That is huge amount of money.
In United state, involved of National whistleblower center has seen increase in number of reported Marpol violations.
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About Capt Rajeev Jassal
Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.
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