25 October 2005
Australia South Australian tuna magnate Dinko Lukin has appeared in the Port Lincoln Magistrates Court, where he is being tried for allegedly spilling 2,000 liters of oil into BostonBay.
Lukin and his company Dinko Tuna are charged with the spill under the Protection of Marine Waters Act. Lukin sat at the back of the court room while the prosecution said an expert witness will show that oil found in the bilge of Lukin’s boat, the D3, is a perfect match for oil taken from the Port Lincoln beach on the day of the spill.
The prosecution took Magistrate Bill Ackland to the wharf to show where the boat is docked and the area that was covered by the spill. The defense pointed out that there were many other ships docked at the wharf alongside the D3.
