The 6,000-cbm Virgen Maria B(ex- Sapphire Star, built 1991), which is controlled by Transgas Shipping of Peru, was held for nearly a week due to infractions related to the ship’s oily water separator (OWS) and oil record book.
At the time, the US Coast Guard (USCG) claimed the port state control team that inspected the vessel witnessed the “removal of overboard piping” adjacent to the its overboard discharge valve and “discovered oil residues inside”.
Today,
