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Two German shipping companies have admitted dumping oil illegally at sea and concealing it from the Coast Guard. The Nimmrich & Prahm shipping company and its holding company entered their guilty pleas in federal court in Houston on Nov 2, 2012. Under a plea agreement, they will pay a $1.2 million criminal penalty, $200,000 of which will go to the National Marine Sanctuaries Fund. As a condition of probation, the companies' cargo vessels will be barred from U.S. ports and waters for five years. The crew of the "Susan K", today the "Sonja", dumped oily bilge waste water at sea repeatedly from at least August 2011 to March 4 and lied about it to the Coast Guard.

Somali pirates on June 16, 2011, have released the “Susan K” which was seized in April. The ship has a crew of 10 Ukrainians and Filipinos. The pirates claimed to have received $5.7 million in ransom. The ransom was paid in Mombasa. Next port of call will be Djibouti.

MV SUSAN K pirated only 35 nautical miles from the coast of Oman. In the early morning of 8 April, the General Cargo ship MV SUSAN K was pirated approximately 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman; a location only 35 nautical miles from the Omani coastline. The vessel was attacked and boarded by at least 10 pirates although exact details of the attack are not known at this time. The Antigua & Barbuda flagged and German owned vessel was on its way to Port Sudan (Sudan) from Mumbai (India) when it was attacked. The MV SUSAN K has a crew of 10 (4 Ukraine and 6 Filipino). There is no further information about the crew at present.

MV SUSAN K pirated only 35 nautical miles from the coast of Oman. In the early morning of 8 April, the General Cargo ship MV SUSAN K was pirated approximately 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman; a location only 35 nautical miles from the Omani coastline. The vessel was attacked and boarded by at least 10 pirates although exact details of the attack are not known at this time. The Antigua & Barbuda flagged and German owned vessel was on its way to Port Sudan (Sudan) from Mumbai (India) when it was attacked. The MV SUSAN K has a crew of 10 (4 Ukraine and 6 Filipino). There is no further information about the crew at present.