MSC fined $6m over Charleston runaway probe

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MSC Shipmanagement has been fined $6m and placed on four years’ probation after admitting to concealing a hazardous engine-control problem aboard the MSC Michigan VII and obstructing the subsequent US investigation. The Cyprus-based vessel operator pleaded guilty to failing to report the hazardous condition to the US Coast Guard and obstructing an investigation by the …

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