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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Cooperative Success Maritime S.A.
Current Parent Company: Cooperative Success Maritime S.A.
Penalty: $850,000
Year: 2010
Date: June 7, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: oil spill
Violation Description: Cooperative Success Maritime S.A.,the operator of the M/T Chem Faros, a 21,145 gross-ton ocean-going cargo ship that regularly transported cargo between foreign ports and the United States, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), and to making material false statements, the Justice Department announced. U.S. District Court Judge James C. Dever III for the Eastern District of North Carolina sentenced the company to pay a $850,000 penalty of which $150,000 will be paid to the congressionally-created National Fish and Wildlife Fund as a community service payment.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Greece
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ocean shipping
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.