Crew fined $65,000 for entering reef


Environmental | 206656 hits | Apr 15 9:47 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian authorities signalled their seriousness about protecting the Great Barrier Reef with a court issuing fines Friday for a ship that entered a restricted area a day after a coal carrier ran aground and tore a huge gash in the r

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  1. by avatar TuavDan
    Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:00 pm
    In other words...the owner that owns the ship, got a slap on the wrist.

  2. by Schnek
    Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:31 pm
    yup, "Just give me whatever change is in your pocket and we'll call it square." Although each the crew got a pretty hefty one if it really is 'each'

  3. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:19 pm
    Umm I dunno about that. It looks like the man in CHARGE of the ship could recieve a $220,000 fine and up to 3 years in the pokey.



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