'They should have exercised due diligence,' says MARINA's Sharon Aledo, following reports that the sunken vessel was 'colorum' and made of 'scrap' materials.
MANILA, Philippines – The charterer of the MT Princess Empress is not liable for the oil pollution damage from the sunken vessel, but it should have undertaken “due diligence” of the company it contracted to transport over 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, a regulatory official said.
However, when asked by host Karen Davila whether it’s the charterer’s job to check the records and background of the shipping company it hired to transport its cargo, Aledo replied, “They should have exercised due diligence in this regard.” When Davila asked Aledo to confirm Rappler’s story that the San Miguel Shipping subsidiary was the charterer, the MARINA legal chief reiterated what she had told Rappler in an email interview, that MARINA was only informed by RDC that MT Princess Empress left SL Harbor Terminal.
“We’ve received no records of any charter contracts or any document as these are not requirements for an amendment of the Certificate of Public Convenience of the shipowner,” Aledo added.
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