WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resources Division issued the following news release:
Today, a vessel operating company pleaded guilty and was sentenced, and the company's chief engineer was sentenced to pay a fine, following a June 2024 incident where the vessel MSC Michigan VII caused the evacuation of a large bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, and created a large wake that injured two people, damaged ships and piers, and led to the clearing of local beaches.
MSC Shipmanagement Limited (MSC), a vessel operating company, was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $6 million and to serve a four-year term of probationfor failing to report a hazardous condition on board the containership MSC Mic...