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Merchant Navy Officers Association members and their families protest in Chennai on Sunday, demanding the release of two mariners lodged in a South Korean jail. CHENNAI: Hundreds of mariners who protested near the Government Guest House and in front of Samsung Factory in Sholinganallur demanded the release of two of their colleagues who were jailed in South Korea on charges of negligence and violation of anti-pollution laws. The two arrested mariners, Jasprit Singh Chawla and Chetan Shyam, the captain and chief officer of the crude oil tanker ship M.V. Hebei Spirit, were held responsible for an oil spill of about 10,500 tonnes from the tanker on December 7 last year. Oil spillThe spill occurred when a barge carrying a floating crane owned by Samsung Heavy Industries broke loose and one of the two tugs towing it drifted in the gale and resulted in the spilling of oil. A South Korean district court indicted five persons, including the skippers of the barge and the two tugs. In June, the local court in Daejeon acquitted the Indians of all charges but prevented them from leaving the country, pending appeal by prosecutors. On December 10, following the appeal, Captain Chawla was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment and $ 14,000 fine. Officer Shyam was sentenced to eight month’s imprisonment and a fine of $ 7,000. “We are asking that the mariners be released immediately on bail. They are not being allowed to meet their family. Hebei Spirit Shipping Company, based in Hong Kong, is taking care of the family. This decision [by the court] is incomprehensibly vindictive and will impact on all professional mariners,” said K. Vivekanand, president of Merchant Navy Officers Association, who led the protest.
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