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AccidentsSkuld·almost 17 years ago

US Coast Guard raises OPA-90 Limits of Liability… Again!

Skuld

On 1 July 2009 the US Coast Guard published an Interim Rule adjusting the limits of liability for vessels and deepwater ports under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90) to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In 2006, following a major oil spill from the tank vessel  Athos I  in the Delawar