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Soloman Islands Sues Ship Operators Over Devastating 2019 Oil Spill

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Image for representation purposes only A legal case was filed in the High Court in Honiara, Soloman Islands, on January 31, 2025, over a devastating oil spill that has been one of the country’s worst environmental disasters. Local landowners and the Soloman Islands Government are taking international companies to court, seeking compensation for the damage caused. The incident occurred on February 5, 2019, when Hong Kong-flagged MV Solomon Trader…

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lsj.com.au

First-of-its-kind Solomon Islands case seeks over $USD40 million for oil spill damage

An important case triggered by an oil spill in Solomon Islands in 2019, has been filed in the country's High Court.

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The DCN

Islanders sue over major oil spill

Dale Crisp A COMPENSATION CLAIM lodged in the High Court of the Solomon Islands in Honiara at the end of last month is being closely watched in legal circles. The co-claimants, the Solomon Islands Government and 3,000 landowners who live near Kangava Bay in East Rennell, are seeking over USD 40 million from cargo interests, ship owners and insurers of the bulk carrier Solomon Trader, which broke adrift in cyclonic weather while loading bauxite o…

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