The London P&I Club has said it is “most surprised” by a Spanish supreme court judgement holding it directly liable for the Prestige sinking and oil spill in 2002.
TradeWinds reported on Tuesday that the court ruled in favour of the government on most points of its appeal of a 2013 judgement that acquitted master Apostolos Mangouras of most charges and awarded no civil liability in the tanker casualty that affected the coasts of Spain, France and Portugal.
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