Shipping company charged in S.F. spill
                   
msn.com     Jul 24, 2008            

Firm allegedly falsified paperwork after 53,000 gallons of fuel was lost SAN FRANCISCO - The Hong Kong-based operator of a container ship that struck a bridge support in the San Francisco Bay last year has been indicted for allegedly doctoring paperwork in an attempt to thwart the investigation. A federal grand jury charged Fleet Management Ltd. on Tuesday with six felony counts of making false statements and obstructing justice. Prosecutors announced the indictment on Wednesday. Unidentified "senior ship officers and shore-based supervisory officials concealed and covered up documents with an intent to impede, obstruct and influence the investigation of the spill," according to a Department of Justice summary of the indictment. Among the allegedly falsified documents were the ship's passage plan for its scheduled Nov. 7... [read full story]                    


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