Eurobulk admitted to violating APPS in April during a port call by the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Good Heart in the port of Corpus Christi as well as falsification of records during that same port call. According to the U. Department of Justice, a Good Heart crewmember presented false records to the U. According to court documents and statements made in court, the Good Heart is an ocean-going bulk carrier registered in Liberia that Eurobulk operated.
On at least two occasions in April , Charitos ordered lower ranking engine personnel to discharge the contents of the duct keel a pipe tunnel that begins in the engine room and runs forward under the cargo holds directly into the sea without using the Oily Water Separator OWS. The discharges contained oil. Also in April , Charitos ordered the second engineer to make a fresh water connection to the OWS. All of these discharges should have been recorded in the ORB.
However, no entries were made. Attorney Nicholas J. The environmental harm inflicted and falsification of records merit the sentence imposed today.
