PrĂ©cis: The court held the defendant owner liable for pollution clean up costs following the sinking of a tug, rejecting the owner’s allegation the sinking was due to the deliberate act of a third party.
Full SummaryAdministrator of the Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund v. Wilson, 2017 FC 796
Précis: The Federal Court granted default judgement to the Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund against the owner of a barge for expenses incurred to clean up and mitigate pollution.
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