The Japan P&I Club informs that while two vessels were loading grain at two private terminals in Ukrain – Nibulon and Nikaterra of Nikolaev port, local ecological inspectors used fake arguments to claim that both vessels had polluted the sea surface near the terminals.
In the first case, the inspectors declared that they noticed oil spots near the vessel during de-ballasting operations. In the second, the inspectors took samples and carried out tests of the sea water surrounding the vessel before and after de-ballasting, and then declared there was an excess of pollutants in the sea. The inspectors alleged that the ballast had not been isolated on board and thus was subject to sampling and tests. As a result of the tests, huge fines were imposed on the vessels.
The inspectors were accompanied on board by the prosecutor and police investigator. However, the correspondents and surveyors were able to prove that the inspectors broke their own rules and that the ballast system on both vessels had kept the ballast isolated and that the water in the area had already been polluted.
In the first case the vessel left port after the investigation and no claim has been lodged. In the second, the vessel’s owners chose to pay a fine in order to avoid the potential arrest and detention of the vessel. The owners wanted to avoid setting a precedent for the future, although the correspondents warned them that making the payment they did could set a precedent.
Source: Japan P&I Club
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