S'pore oil spill captain charged

Sat, 13 Dec 1997 | 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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