Tri-Marine Management Co., Tri-Marine Fishing Management and Cape Mendocino Fishing also Tri-Marine<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 agreed to pay $1 million in civil penalties and to perform fleet-wide inspections and other corrective measures.<\/span><\/p>\nThe penalty and other measures resolves claims stemming from\u00a0an October 2014 oil spill in American Samoa and violations of spill prevention regulations, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Coast Guard \u00a0said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIn its complaint filed in Hawaii, the U.S. alleges that the Tri-Marine companies are liable for the October 2014 oil spill from their 230-foot commercial tuna fishing vessel, the Capt. Vincent Gann<\/strong>, into Pago Pago Harbor in American Samoa and violations of the Coast Guard\u2019s spill prevention regulations, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n After the Capt. Vincent Gann returned to Pago Pago Harbor from a two-month fishing voyage, it struck two moored fishing vessels while maneuvering in the harbor on Oct. 16, 2014, officials said. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe hull of the Capt. Vincent Gann was breached during the crash and at least 35 barrels of marine fuel oil flowed out of the bulbous bow into the water, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n It is illegal to store fuel in the bulbous bow, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\nThe complaint further alleges the illegal oil storage was done to extend the duration of the fishing voyage and allow storage of a larger catch of fish.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\nThe extra fuel oil had been stored in two of the fish holds, but the oil was transferred out of the fish holds to the bulbous bow to make room for storage of tuna in those fish holds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe complaint also alleges the vessel was equipped with unlawful piping configurations that tied the bilge water system into the fuel system and that the extra fuel originally was loaded into the vessel using an unauthorized method of pumping fuel oil with hoses over the top of the deck into open fish holds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn addition to payment of the civil penalties, officials said the consent decree requires Tri-Marine to perform inspections and corrective measures across its entire fleet of ten American Samoa-based vessels, including a top-to-bottom review and overhaul of all of the vessels\u2019 oil handling practices, operator certifications, independent audits and increased reporting.<\/span><\/p>\nAlso do full-time and in-house consulting focused on environmental and maritime compliance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThis settlement sends a clear message to vessel owners and operators that they cannot put profits ahead of protection of the marine environment or compliance with the law,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, for the Justice Department\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cTri-Marine will pay a significant penalty and conduct meaningful fleet-wide corrective measures for its release of oil into Pago Pago Harbor, a sensitive and valuable marine environment.\u00a0 We are grateful to our partner at the U.S. Coast Guard for their swift and diligent investigation of these violations.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cStorage of oil in the bulbous bow has long been prohibited and poses obvious and serious risks to a vessel\u2019s crew and the marine environment,\u201d said Captain Shannon Gilreath, Sector Commander of the Coast Guard\u2019s Sector Honolulu,<\/strong> which covers both American Samoa and Hawaii. \u00a0\u201cThis enforcement action reinforces this point and emphasizes safety and pollution prevention measures within this fleet of vessels.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nA provision of the\u00a0Clean Water Act makes it unlawful to discharge oil or hazardous substances into or upon the navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines in quantities that may be harmful to the environment or public health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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