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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U.S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/shipping-company-ordered-to-pay-2-25m-after-discharging-oily-bilge-off-rhode-island/">Read More</a>
U.S. District Court in Rhode Island on Tuesday, August 8, completed the sentencing of a Greek shipping company along with the captain and chief engine.
The Galissas, owned by Zeus, was transporting a cargo of diesel from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Rhode Island in February 2022 when it discharged nearly 10,000.