From 25 to 26 July 2013, Guangzhou Maritime Court held an open trial on a series of disputes over pollution damages caused by the sinking of M/V Kenos Athena.

    In March of last year, the Korean vessel M/V Kenos Athena loaded with approximately 7,000 tons of sulfuric acid and 140 tons of bunkers sank in the Shanwei waters of Guangdong Province. Subsequently the plaintiffs, MSA and the Administration of Ocean and Fisheries, brought action against the owners and insurer of M/V Kenos Athena, requesting the payment of RMB 150,000,000; including clean-up and pollution control costs, wreck marking costs, emergency response and salvage expenses, as well as direct pecuniary loss of national fisheries resources, and loss of natural fisheries resources.

    Representatives of the MSA, Administration of Ocean and Fisheries, surveyors, owners and insurers of M/V Kenos Athena, and attorneys on behalf of the parties attended the trial.