Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchPenalty: £95,000
Year: 2011
Date: 11 January, 2011
Offence Group: environment-related offences
Offence Type: water pollution violation
Violation Description: Palm Oil that washed up on the beaches of the Solent on the 10/11th January 2011 originated from the Outer Nab Anchorage at a time when the Pretty Time logs showed tank cleaning was in progress. Laboratory analysis showed that samples from the beaches and Pretty Time were the same. The evidence showed that the tank cleaning residues had not been disposed of in the approved manner.
Agency: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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