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Sherman A1

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Wed Dec 29, 2021, 07:59 AM Dec 2021

Wakashio Captain and First Officer Sentenced

Two officers from a bulk carrier that ran aground and broke apart atop a coral reef off Mauritius have been sentenced for endangering safe navigation.

Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of the Japanese-owned Wakashio, and the ship's first officer Hitihanillage Subhoda Janendra Tilakaratna pleaded guilty under the 2007 Merchant shipping act by a court in Port Louis. The two men, having both been held since August 2020, were sentenced to 20 months in prison.

Nandeshwar, who admitted to drinking alcohol during an onboard birthday party prior to the July 2020 grounding, said he had given orders to approach Mauritian waters so that the crew could get phone reception while en route to Brazil form China.

https://www.marinelink.com/news/wakashio-captain-first-officer-sentenced-493143

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Wakashio Captain and First Officer Sentenced (Original Post) Sherman A1 Dec 2021 OP
Japanese owner sues to limit damages soryang Dec 2021 #1
Boy, I bet they really got yelled at 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #2

soryang

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1. Japanese owner sues to limit damages
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 09:01 AM
Dec 2021
In a statement, shipowner Okiyo Maritime Corporation confirmed that it has sued to limit damages. "Okiyo Maritime Corp. believes it is entitled to limit its liability in relation to the MV Wakashio incident to 12,743,856 Special Drawing Rights, which is equivalent to MUR 719 658 463.31 [$16.5 million]," the company said in a statement. "[The firm knows it] will also have to answer for damage related to the environment and other property."

To date, the government of Mauritius and private individuals have submitted damage claims totaling about $46 million, according to Minister Maudhoo. He told L'Express that more than a year after the grounding, Okiyo's insurer has still paid just $1.9 million of that amount.

"The reluctance of the insurer to pay the claims is beyond comprehension because my ministry has assisted them at all levels," Maudhoo said.


PUBLISHED NOV 22, 2021 10:34 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/wakashio-s-owner-files-suit-to-limit-damage

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