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8-591: EMSA has the following mission: In doing so, EMSA closely cooperates with the Member States' maritime services. EMSA was founded in 2002, after the EU adopted substantial packages of legislation relating to maritime security in the wake of major shipping disasters in European waters, such as those involving the ferry Estonia and the oil tankers Erika and Prestige . It was felt that a specialised technical agency

16-701: A heavy storm as it entered the Bay of Biscay . On December 12, 1999, she broke in two and sank, releasing thousands of tons of oil into the sea, killing marine life and polluting shores around Brittany , France . According to the official inquiry by the Dunkerque Tribunal, the Principal Shareholder of Tevere Shipping is Giuseppe Savarese, owner of the Erika since 1996. Savarese lives in London and

24-459: Is Maja Markovčić Kostelac from Croatia . The 2008 budget for EMSA was just over EUR 50,000,000, of which over a third, EUR 18,000,000 is specifically used for at sea pollution response tasks. Erika (tanker) The MV Erika (formerly Shinsei Maru , Glory Ocean , Intermar Prosperity , South Energy , Jahre Energy , Prime Nobel and Nobel ) was a tanker built in 1975 and last chartered by Total-Fina-Elf . She sank off

32-628: The Erika. List of certificates issued for the Erika by RINA: Total said that the classification society, Registro Italiano Navale had reported that the tanker was in good condition, and that it routinely requires certificates of good condition for vessels more than 20 years old. The accident triggered new EU-legislation as regard to transport by sea. On January 16, 2008, Total, Giuseppe Savarese (the shipowner), Antonio Pollara (the handler) and RINA (the expert company) were sentenced in solidum to pay indemnities of €192 million (US$ 280 million), plus individual penalties. The judgement, while recognizing

40-489: The coast of France in 1999, causing a major environmental disaster. Erika was one of eight sister ships built in Japan . Despite having 10% less steel than many other tankers of similar size, Erika was very popular amongst shipping companies because of its relative inexpensiveness. On December 8, 1999, she sailed out of Dunkerque , bound for Livorno and with a cargo of around 31,000 tons of heavy fuel oil . She ran into

48-690: The scope and nature of maintenance work in addition to creating and evaluating calls for bids for such work. All decisions were submitted to Giuseppe Savarese. Erika's was registered under a Maltese flag. The Classification Society classed the Erika for RINA or the Foundation Registro Italiano Navale ed Aeronautica, based in Genoa. Malta like most Flag States delegates compliance with International Safety Management Code of International Maritime Organization to Classification Societies such as RINA. RINA issued all safety certificates for

56-630: Was necessary to overview the enforcement of this legislation and help in its implementation. EMSA is headquartered in Lisbon , Portugal , and moved in June 2009 to new, purpose-built premises near Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. It has a staff of just under 200 and operates a small network (at the end of 2009, 16 vessels) of stand-by oil recovery vessels contracted from the commercial sector, designed to provide top-up capacity to Member States' own response resources. Its executive director, since 1 January 2019,

64-435: Was personally responsible for finance, administration, legal, commercial, hull and machinery insurance and P&I insurance matters. The Erika's technical and maritime management company was Panship, a Ravenna-based corporation incorporated in 1997. The Pollara and Vitiello families each own 50 percent. The company did not employ a specialist in naval architecture or vessel strength. With regards to maintenance, Panship defined

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