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Owners of Pretty Time fined for ollution
At a hearing on Dec 8, 2011, at the Southampton Magistrates Court, the owners of the "Pretty Time" were found guilty under UK maritime pollution legislation. The fine and costs amounted to a total of Ј95,000. In the night of Jan 11, 2011, yellow waxy balls of an unknown material had washed ashore on the beaches of East and West Wittering. Samples were collected by the Environment Agency for analysis. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency received information of problems onboard the "Pretty Time". The vessel was boarded and inspected by MCA Port State Control Inspectors on the Jan 25, 2011. The inspection showed that there had been problems in the handling of a previous cargo of Palm Oil. Small yellow waxy balls of material were seen scattered about the deck. The evidence showed that the tank cleaning residues had not been disposed of in the approved manner.
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