Avin International Ltd. and Kriti Ruby Special Maritime Enterprises were fined $3.3 million after admitting to discharging oily bilge water near U.S. ports. The companies will also pay $1 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and are on probation for five years. The violations involved falsified records to the U.S. Coast Guard, with crew members bypassing pollution prevention measures.
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Freddi Beleri, the former ethnic Greek mayor of Himare, was released on probation by an Albanian court but vows to continue his fight for justice, considering an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Recently elected to the European Parliament, he plans to relocate to Brussels after attending the Thessaloniki International Fair.