Coastal Shipping Ltd- Woodward Oil Ltd - conviction information for 2013-01-17
| Corporation name: | Coastal Shipping Ltd- Woodward Oil Ltd |
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| Address: | P.O. Box 300, Station C |
| City: | Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| Province/territory: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Postal code: | A0P 1C0 |
| Country: | Canada |
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| Location of offense: | William Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Case summary: | Not available |
| Charges: |
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| Enforcement notification: | Coastal Shipping and former ship's master fined $115,000 for environmental violation |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2013-01-17 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | These violations are the result of the September 2009 release of approximately 70 litres of diesel fuel from the vessel Mokami into the waters of Williams Harbour, Labrador. The spill occurred while fuel was being transferred from the ship to storage tanks in the community. The company and ship’s master pleaded guilty to failing to properly clean up the spill or mitigate damage, and to failing to report it to authorities. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | General Prohibition | 36(3) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2013-01-17 |
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| Location of sentencing: | HAPPY VALLEY–GOOSE BAY, NL |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $115,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
HAPPY VALLEY–GOOSE BAY, NL – January 17, 2013 – Coastal Shipping Limited and Bradley Doyle, former Ship’s Master of the vessel Mokami, have been fined a total of $115,000 after pleading guilty to violations under the federal Fisheries Act. The company was fined $100,000, and Doyle $15,000. The court is directing half of the total fines, or $57,500, to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.
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