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Shipping company fined for pollution

The shipping company AB Veritas Tankerns, based in Donsö, has to pay SEK 50,000 in corporate fines for crimes, after on Aug 16, 2024, the 'Astrea' cleaned its tanks and subsequently released product residues in the form of mixed fatty acids into the sea. According to the penalty order, the crime took place within the Swedish economic zone, approximately five nautical miles west of Kopparstenarna, which in turn is located approximately 20 kilometers north of Gotska Sandön. The crime was committed through the negligence of the ship's chief mate. The discharge violated the discharge standards in the regulation on measures against pollution from ships.

Collision off Constanta

On Nov 1, 2015, short past midnight the container m/v "Matilde A" was in collision with the "Akdeniz" off Constanta. The ships were within the fairway with pilots on board, sailing in stormy conditions.The "Matilde A" suffered a breach of 2,5 x 2 meters four centimeters below the waterline on starboard side in the ballast tank area. The "Matilde A" which had left Constanta on Oct 31 at 3.40 a.m. returned to port and berthed at the Socep Terminal. Also the "Akdeniz" which had sailed at 10 p.m. berthed in Constanta after the accident.