Authorities in the US have ordered the owner and operator of the Cosco Busan to pay $44.4m in damages and penalties related to a crash that sent 53,000 gallons (200,000-litres) of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay nearly four years ago.
Officials from the US Department of Justice (DoJ), the state of California and the city of San Francisco signed a consent decree that will effectively end the civil case against Hong Kong compatriots Regal Stone and Fleet Management if the companies pay up.
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