Batam district court jails Indonesian captain of Singapore-owned vessel for bringing in toxic waste


The Belize-flagged SB Cramoil Equity owned by toxic waste collection company Cramoil Singapore seen docked in Batam Island.

JAKARTA, July 24 (The Straits Times/ANN): Batam's district court has sentenced an Indonesian captain of a Singapore-owned vessel to seven years in jail for transporting containers of hazardous and toxic liquid waste into Indonesia, breaching both environment and shipping laws.

The Belize-flagged vessel, SB Cramoil Equity, is owned by toxic waste collection company Cramoil Singapore Ltd, said the Indonesian government.

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