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Crew of detained Monarch Express faces Coast Guard hearing over pollution allegations
The U.S. Coast Guard alleges that the crew of the Monarch Empress illegally discharged oily bilge water approximately 30 times while the cargo ship was in port in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Since June 5, the Coast Guard has detained the 4,177-ton Panamanian-flagged ship which normally transports cargo from the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach to Haiti and back. An evidentiary hearing is set to begin in the civil case at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 24 at the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach before U.S. Magistrate William Matthewman. More to read at http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/business/monarch-shipping-faces-the-us-coast-guard-wednesda/nY2N5/
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