CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — More than two years after an out-of-control cargo ship sped through Charleston Harbor and prompted the temporary closure of the Ravenel Bridge, the ship’s company and chief engineer were sentenced in federal court.
The company operating the MSC Michigan VII, MSC Shipmanagement Limited, was sentenced to pay a $6 million criminal fine and serve four years of probation for failing to report hazardous conditions aboard the container ship and obstructing investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Coast Guard.
The ship’s chief engineer, Fernando San Diego San Juan, was sentenced to five days of probation. Federal authorities said San Juan will be processed before returning to the Philippines…