WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2012. A former chief engineer from the tuna fishing vessel San Nikunau pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.
Rolando Ong Vano served as the chief engineer on the vessel, which was owned and operated by Sanford Ltd., a New Zealand company, during several fishing trips in the South Pacific…
