Pacific Adventurer spill: companies to stand trial
FOUR shipping companies and a Filipino master mariner were last week committed to stand trial in Brisbane over last year’s Pacific Adventurer oil spill off the coast of Queensland.
Swire Shipping, Swire Navigation, Blue Wind Shipping, China Navigation and Pacific Adventurer master, Capt Bernardino Santos, each faced a count of discharging oil into the ocean.
The 23,737 dwt general cargo ship’s captain will also face a charge of failing...
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