Justice Dept.: Captain of Oil Tanker Pleads Guilty to Obstruction and Violating Ship Pollution Prevention Laws
June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 11, 2024:
Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz, 37, pleaded guilty today to a two-count information charging him with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and for obstructing proceedings. Korkmaz, a Turkish national, was the captain of the PS Dream, a Panama-flagged motor tanker. The two related companies that operated the PS Dream pleaded guilty last month to environmental cri . . .
Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz, 37, pleaded guilty today to a two-count information charging him with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and for obstructing proceedings. Korkmaz, a Turkish national, was the captain of the PS Dream, a Panama-flagged motor tanker. The two related companies that operated the PS Dream pleaded guilty last month to environmental cri . . .