David K. Smith, the owner of a towboat that discharged oil into a river along West Virginia and Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to a federal pollution charge.
The owner of a towboat that sank and spilled oil into a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal pollution charge. David K. Smith, 55, of Paducah, Kentucky, entered the plea in federal court in Huntington to discharge of refuse into navigable waters. Smith owned River Marine Enterprises LLC and Western River Assets LLC. His towboat, the Gate City, sank while docked in the Big Sandy River in January 2018, discharging oil and other substances.
EPA URGED TO INTERVENE IN ALABAMA WATER SYSTEM REPORTEDLY PLAGUED BY CONTAMINATION, LEAKS CLICK HERE FOR MORE TRUE CRIME FROM FOX NEWS A November 2017 Coast Guard inspection of the vessel had determined it could harm public health and the environment due to the threat of an oil discharge. Officials said at the time the vessel had the potential to spill 5,000 gallons. An administrative order required Smith to remove all oil and hazardous materials from the Gate City before Jan.
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