The captain of the ship that had crashed into a coral reef and caused a massive oil spill has been sentenced to 20 months of jail.
According to magistrate Ida Dookhy Rambarrun, "The court took into consideration the fact that both defendants pleaded guilty and apologised. The sentence handed down is 20 months in prison."
She found captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar and first officer Hitihanillage Subhoda Janendra Tilakaratna guilty of "endangering safe navigation."