Carnival Corp reaches court settlement over probation violations
Carnival Corp has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors over its alleged violation of probation.
The cruise company was charged with six probation violations including dumping waste into Caribbean waters and prepping ships and crew members ahead of visits from a court-appointed monitor.
Carnival’s probation stems from a 2016 conviction of Princess Cruises which included a $40 million fine for dumping oily waste at sea.
It then attempted to cover it up.
It was the largest-ever criminal penalty imposed for ship polluting.
Judge Patricia Seitz will rule on the settlement on June 3 and ordered executives including CEO Mickey Arison and Arnold Donald to attend in person.
Carnival refused to disclose the details of the proposed settlement.
‘We have been taking steps to address the improvement areas mentioned in the report, and to build on the positive progress noted by the court-appointed monitor," the line said after Judge Seitz threatened to block all Carnival vessels from US ports, following the latest violations.
Since 2017 the company has been on a court-supervised environmental probation program which is set to last five years.
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