U.S. Justice Dep’t indicts 2 Filipinos for illegal waste dumping
SAN FRANCISCO–Two Filipino ship officers were indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on December 15 for illegally discharging oily waste into U.S. waters earlier this year.
A federal grand jury in Greenville, North Carolina, returned the nine-count indictment against the men, chief engineer Rustico Yabut Ignacio and second engineer Cassius Flores Samson, according to a report by Splash247.com.
Two Filipino ship officers of the Greek-owned Ocean Hope were indicted for illegally dumping oily waste in U.S. waters.
The two officers stand accused of using a “magic pipe” to circumvent pollution prevention equipment. They allegedly influenced other crewmen aboard Greek-owned cargo ship Ocean Hope to go along with the deception, fake relevant log entries and lie to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) investigators about the incidents.
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