South Korean court jails captain of oil tanker involved in 2007 spill 3

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   Tasermons Partner Posted 11:11 am
   10 Dec 2008

   And the grand fine is......$21,000.  Or aprox. 20 cents for every barrel spilled.
   Anyone else know of a situation where a barrel of oil is worth only 20 cents?

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   AnnaKay Posted 9:25 am
   12 Dec 2008

   ConsequencesIf they were held responsible for that crash and spillage then Chevron should definitely pay for they did in Ecuador. Dumping 18 billion gallons of oil and toxic water into the streams, contaminating drinking water, destroying people's lives cannot go unpunished!  Over 1,000 people have died from cancer and thousands more are sick with skin disease and respiratory illness. If you want to find out more about what is surely the largest environmental disaster on the planet, read this blog, http://www.thechevronpit.blogspot.com.com and this article, http://www.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/1 ...

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   Wolverine Posted 5:21 pm
   12 Dec 2008

   Jail Oil Company Executives & DriversThose are the causes of oil spills.  Ship captains are just symptoms of symptoms.  Not that they shouldn't be held responsible for bad behavior as everyone should, but jailing and/or blaming them for oil spills will do nothing to avert future spills.

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