S'pore oil spill captain charged

Sat, 13 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

SINGAPORE (Reuters): Prosecutors laid yesterday a second
charge against the captain of a ship involved in a tanker
collision that spewed almost 29,000 tons of oil into the
Singapore Strait.

Michael Chalkitis, Greek captain of the Cyprus-flagged oil
tanker Evoikos, was charged with failing to keep a proper look-
out, an offense which carries a fine of Singapore $10,000
(US$6,100).

The 58-year-old Chalkitis already faces a charge of reckless
navigation. That carries maximum punishment of a fine of S$50,000
and two years in jail.

Chalkitis will be back in court today for a pretrial
conference along with Jan Sokolowski, the Polish captain of the
Thai supertanker Orapin Global.

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