Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- A fine of Rs.15 million has been charged by the Maritime Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) due to the illegal careless discharge of oil from the ship MT Global Crest.

On January 26, the MT Global Crest ship, which was travelling from Kelang Port in Malaysia to the United Arab Emirates, carried out this illegal oil discharge in the Sri Lankan maritime zone.

The Analysts of the CLS Institute of France informed the officials of the Maritime Environment Protection Authority that they had been able to confirm via satellite technology that an illegal oil discharge had been carried out on February 4, by the Global Crest ship which had been travelling on the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

It was confirmed that it was ...