The jury has retired to deliberate pollution-related charges against Angelakos Hellas after prosecutors and defence attorneys gave closing arguments to cap an eight-day trial in Seattle.

Court records show the jury is set to resume deliberations this morning after starting yesterday afternoon.

Greek shipowner Angelakos Hellas is facing charges that it violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsified records in a federal investigation and was involved in a scheme to defraud the United States.

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