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DoE serves notice on Indian ship
Sygma Shipping Line, the parent company of Indian flag carrier Ocean Pearl, has been served with a notice to answer by December 28 why the company would not be prosecuted for causing oil spill in the Bay.
The Department of Environment (DoE) served the notice on the basis of a probe into the oil spill off the coastline of Sitakunda after The Daily Star on Wednesday reported that pilots and passengers of Bangladesh Biman and Regent Airways saw an oil slick in the Bay.
We have served the notice as a routine procedure to prosecute the polluter under the environment conservation act, said DoE Director Zafar Alam in Chittagong.
The Ocean Pearl, that has remained grounded for more than two months, caused the spill in the Bay during an unauthorised transfer of 400 tonnes of furnace oil and diesel, said a DoE official wishing anonymity.
The captain of the ship defied the maritime and environmental laws that make it mandatory for any ship to seek permission from the Customs and Excise to sell or discard oil.
Customs officials said the ship did not take any permission from them. They suspected that the entire stock of furnace oil and diesel was dumped into the sea to salvage the ship.
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DoE serves notice on Indian ship
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Sygma Shipping Line, the parent company of Indian flag carrier Ocean Pearl, has been served with a notice to answer by December 28 why the company would not be prosecuted for causing oil spill in the Bay.
The Department of Environment (DoE) served the notice on the basis of a probe into the oil spill off the coastline of Sitakunda after The Daily Star on Wednesday reported that pilots and passengers of Bangladesh Biman and Regent Airways saw an oil slick in the Bay.
We have served the notice as a routine procedure to prosecute the polluter under the environment conservation act, said DoE Director Zafar Alam in Chittagong.
The Ocean Pearl, that has remained grounded for more than two months, caused the spill in the Bay during an unauthorised transfer of 400 tonnes of furnace oil and diesel, said a DoE official wishing anonymity.
The captain of the ship defied the maritime and environmental laws that make it mandatory for any ship to seek permission from the Customs and Excise to sell or discard oil.
Customs officials said the ship did not take any permission from them. They suspected that the entire stock of furnace oil and diesel was dumped into the sea to salvage the ship.
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DoE serves notice on Indian ship