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Jan 15, 2009 12:00 AM
Shipping industry officials have been left “shocked and disappointed” after a case against Spain by Prestige master Apostolos Mangouras was thrown out by the European Court of Human Rights.
In a unanimous decision, the Strasbourg court ruled that the E3m bail imposed on Capt Mangouras was not excessive given the seriousness of the 2002 oil spill.
The time the Greek master spent in a Spanish jail 83 days...
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