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Enforcement — Offenders
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Prosecution Date |
Incident Date |
Ship Name |
Incident Location |
CSA Offence |
Amount Discharged |
Penalty |
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04/06/05 |
08/13/04 |
WHALER (Small Vessel) | Saint John Harbour, NB | Illegal discharge of pollutant | Approx. 20 litres |
$4,000 |
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04/06/05 |
06/21/04 |
Norman McLeod (Oil Barge) | Saint John Harbour, NB | Illegal discharge of pollutant | Approx. 10 litres |
$15,000 |
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03/16/05 |
06/30/04 |
Etendard (F/V) | Bay of Chaleur, NB | Illegal discharge of garbage |
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$3,000 |
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01/25/05 |
02/18/04 |
Irving Eskimo | Charlottetown, PEI | Illegal discharge of pollutant |
Undetermined |
$15,000 |
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01/14/05 |
01/07/04 |
Hime Maru No.38 | Halifax, NS | Illegal discharge of oil; Master charged for ORB violations and for failure to report pollution incident |
Undetermined |
$60,000 |
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11/12/04 |
05/03/03 |
Shinei Maru No.85 | Portugese Cove, NS | Illegal discharge of oil |
10,000 L |
$80,000 |
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11/04/04 |
07/17/04 |
Pleasure Craft #15A2597 | Charlottetown, PEI | Gasoline leak in bilge/ dangerous operation |
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$400 |
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09/20/04 |
06/04/04 |
Atlantic Poplar | Belledune, NB | Illegal discharge of garbage |
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$3,000 |
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06/06/04 |
08/18/03 |
Alexandritovy (M/V) | Coley's Point, NL | Illegal discharge of oil Failure to report a pollution incident |
Undetermined |
$20,000 |
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15/10/04 |
02/26/02 |
Olga (FV)** | 134 km SE Of Cape Race, NL | Illegal discharge of oil Failure to report a pollution incident |
20 L |
$150,000 |
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04/02/04 |
04/05/01 |
Olga (FV)** | 120NM Off NL |
Illegal discharge of pollutant Failure to report a pollution incident No Response Organization Agreement in place |
About 40,000 L contaminated ballast water |
$100,000 |
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03/23/04 |
02/25/02 |
DSV West Navion** | Halifax, NS | Illegal discharge of oil |
277 L |
$60,000 |
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01/19/04 |
08/12/03 |
Vesttind (F/V) | Harbour Grace, NL | No Response Organization Agreement |
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$3,000 |
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01/09/04 |
04/17/03 |
M/V Retriever (tug) | Halifax,NS | Illegal discharge of oil |
Undetermined |
$7,500 |
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09/19/03 |
02/19/02 |
F/V Tide Runner | Grand Manan, NB | Illegal discharge of oil |
500 L |
$10,000 |
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06/23/03 |
02/21/02 |
MV Cala Palamos | Halifax, NS | Illegal discharge of oil and failure to report pollution incident |
4300 L |
$100,000 |
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11/27/02 |
04/15/02 |
Fujisei Maru | Dartmouth, NS | Illegal discharge of oil |
25 L |
$7,500 |
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11/25/02 |
03/06/02 |
CSL Atlas** |
80 NM south of Halifax, NS | Illegal discharge of oil |
92 L |
$125,000 |
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07/02/02 |
06/11/99 |
Anyo Maru |
Long Pond, NL | Illegal discharge of oil |
Undetermined |
$5,000 |
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05/08/02 |
11/25/01 |
Maersk Gabarus |
Dartmouth, NS | Illegal discharge of oil |
40 L |
$5,000 |
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04/30/02 |
05/29/00 |
EBN Al Waleed |
Stephenville, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Undetermined |
$15,000 |
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04/12/02 |
04/19/01 |
MV Scarab** |
64 NM SSE of St. John's, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
380 L |
$45,000 |
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02/25/02 |
12/22/99 |
MV Baltic Confidence** |
85 NM SE of Halifax, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
850 L |
$125,000 |
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12/18/01 |
08/13/01 |
Eirik Raude |
Dartmouth, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil; failure to carry IOPP certificate and failure to carry ORB |
15 L |
$20,000 |
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10/25/01 |
09/27/01 |
Olympic Melody* |
38 NM NE of Cape North, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
290 L |
$25,000 |
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06/18/01 |
01/13/01 |
Kent Express |
Saint John, NB |
Illegal discharge of oil |
15 L |
$10,000 |
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06/06/01 |
11/28/00 |
Endurance* |
50 NM off Canso, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
1,200 L |
$35,000 |
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05/02/01 |
10/20/00 |
Atlantic Birch |
Saint John, NB |
Illegal discharge of oil |
55 L |
$10,000 |
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05/02/01 |
04/12/00 |
Mariel |
Halifax, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
1,500 L |
$10,000 |
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04/27/01 |
06/07/00 |
Tahkuna |
Harbour Grace, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
1,000 L |
$20,000 |
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04/23/01 |
10/10/00 |
Sandviken* |
37 NM off Yarmouth, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
2,400 L |
$40,000 |
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04/06/01 |
06/08/00 |
Taurus |
Argentia, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
100 L |
$12,000 |
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03/28/01 |
02/23/00 |
Leonis |
Whiffen Head, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
200 L |
$10,000 |
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03/21/01 |
02/22/00 |
Donau Ore** |
40NM off Cape Saint Mary's, NL |
MBCA prosecution : illegal discharge of oil |
Undetermined |
$30,500 |
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02/07/01 |
08/08/00 |
F/V Never Satisfied |
Sambro, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Undetermined |
$ 2,500 |
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01/31/01 |
12/02/00 |
Chokyu Maru 28 |
Dartmouth, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
30 L |
$ 7,500 |
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01/30/01 |
04/27/00 |
Ocean Foxtrot |
Dartmouth, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
15 L |
$10,000 |
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01/10/01 |
07/18/00 |
Cape Neddick |
St. John's, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Undetermined |
$14,000 |
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12/22/00 |
03/03/00 |
Pioneer Spirit |
Botwood, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Unknown |
$ 9,000 |
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08/08/00 |
03/30/00 |
Barbara Louise |
Lunenburg, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
375 L |
$12,000 |
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07/18/00 |
03/03/00 |
Atlantic Hawk |
Halifax, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
5 L |
$ 5,000 |
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06/09/00 |
10/19/99 |
Kopu |
Argentia, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Unknown |
$ 6,500 |
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05/15/00 |
11/25/99 |
Rio Cuyaguateje |
St. John's Harbour, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Small amount of diesel |
$ 6,500 |
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04/20/00 |
05/13/99 |
Trenchsetter |
Halifax Harbour, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Small amount of diesel |
$ 2,500 |
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04/11/00 |
01/07/00 |
Med Taipei* |
195 NM SE off Sable Island, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
778 L |
$30,000 |
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04/04/00 |
07/06/99 |
Rio Yateras |
Bayside, NB |
Failure to have an agreement with a response Organization |
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$ 3,000 |
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03/21/00 |
01/04/00 |
Chokyu Maru |
Dartmouth, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Approx. 159 L |
$10,000 |
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02/21/00 |
06/21/99 |
Orvar |
Harbour Grace, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
50 L |
$ 6,000 |
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02/14/00 |
02/08/99 |
Nordholt* |
186 NM off NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
15 L |
$35,000 |
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02/07/00 |
05/28/99 |
Atlantic Elm |
Halifax Harbour, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
Approx. 1.26 L |
$ 5,000 |
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01/31/00 |
03/13/99 |
Polar Duke* |
135 NM off NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
2.6 L |
$20,000 |
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01/24/00 |
11/10/99 |
Solborg |
Roberts Harbour, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
50 L |
$ 7,500 |
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01/24/00 |
06/22/99 |
Ocean Castle |
Harbour Grace, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
100 L |
$10,000 |
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01/18/00 |
10/01/99 |
Riverton |
At Rowan Gorilla, Sable Isl. oil field, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
155 L |
$ 5,000 |
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01/10/00 |
09/25/99 |
Sauniere** |
17 NM South of NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
37 L |
$10,000 |
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01/10/00 |
04/14/99 |
Orient Tiger |
Come By Chance, NL |
Illegal discharge of oil |
2,000 L |
$ 8,500 |
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01/08/00 |
04/30/99 |
Geco Sigma |
Halifax Harbour, NS |
Illegal discharge of oil |
15 L |
$ 5,000 |
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TOTAL |
$1,459,400 |
* Department of National Defence Aerial Surveillance
** Canadian Coast Guard Aerial Surveillance
Highest fines in Canada issued to marine polluters:
1. OLGA, May 10, 2004,
20L of an oily substance, 134 km SE of Cape Race, NL -
$170,000 penalty.
Other high fines:
1. BALTIC CONFIDENCE, February 25, 2002, 850 L of an oily substance, 85 NM SW of Halifax, NS - $125,000 penalty.
2. CSL ATLAS, November 25, 2002, 92 L of an oily substance, 80 NM South of Halifax, NS - $125,000 penalty.
Both were successfully prosecuted using evidence gathered by aerial surveillance flights.