Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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December 1
17:05
2016
Princess Cruise Lines to pay largest-ever criminal penalty for deliberate vessel pollutionThe Maritime & Coastguard Agency has been working with the US Coast Guard and the United States Attorneys Office to investigate a serious incident of deliberate pollution of the seas by a major cruise-line.
The case began after a British engineer working on one of the companys vessels reported the matter to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency when the ship called at Southampton, England.For the full account, see the press release from the United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of Florida