Month: November 2016

Abraham Watkins

Two German Maritime Shipping Companies Plead Guilty to Environmental Crimes

On October 25, 2016, two German shipping companies pleaded guilty to environmental crimes for using what is commonly referred to as a “magic pipe” to discharge pollutant-laden waste into waters of the United States. The companies, which owned and operated the M/V Nils B, acknowledged that they used a black hose to dump used fuel…

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