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Liability Risk and Insurance

Erika

The loss of the tanker Erika in December 1999 off the coast of Britanny has released far more than the oil now polluting miles of sandy holiday beaches. Minimisation and alleged slowness of action were – inevitably – followed by overreaction, including the arrest and imprisonment of the captain.

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