French court upholds Erika disaster guilty verdict
- 12 years ago
France's highest court has upheld the conviction of oil giant Total in the Erika disaster, which left Brittany's beaches covered with oil, and polluted for a generation.
The decision maintains Total's share of responsibility for the shipwreck, and asserts state's rights to pursue maritime polluters outside territorial waters, but within their larger Exclusive Economic Zones.
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The decision maintains Total's share of responsibility for the shipwreck, and asserts state's rights to pursue maritime polluters outside territorial waters, but within their larger Exclusive Economic Zones.
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http://www.euronews.net/