Greek Shipping Company Fined $1.1M for Environmental Violations in Corpus Christi

Eurobulk Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $1.125 million criminal fine and serve four years of probation for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and falsifying records during a port call in Corpus Christi.

The case involved the Liberian-flagged vessel Good Heart, where crew members illegally discharged oily bilge water and presented false records to the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel’s former chief engineer, Christos Charitos, 72, was fined $2,000 for failing to record discharges in …