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Bouches du Rhône - The SDS Rain
Date de dépôt 22 Avril 2010Pays : France - Département : Bouches du Rhône - Ville : Marseille -
Objet
On the 22nd of April 2010, a French customs surveillance plane discovered a layer of maritime pollution 22km long and 50m wide, caused by a discharge of hydrocarbons in the wake of the vessel SDS Rain, which was sailing under the Italian flag. At the point of discovery, the vessel was sailing 18km off the Marseille coast in French territorial waters.
État des lieux
Surfrider’s environmental lawyer filed a civil law suit and was involved in the court case. The process took place on the 11th of January 2012 in Marseille, and the SDS Rain was accused of an illegal oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea. The following month, the verdict was pronounced and the owner and the captain of the vessel were sentenced to the payment of 750,000 and 250,000 respectively (225,000 of which was to be settled by the owner). Both are appealing against the verdict.
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