Fines, suspensions handed out to companies, people in maritime sector for breaching COVID-19 rules

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SINGAPORE: Seven companies and 47 people in the maritime sector were punished with fines and the suspension of boat licences over COVID-19 breaches, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Wednesday (Aug 11). Fifty-two of them were fined between S$300 and S$3,000 each, while t

SINGAPORE: Seven companies and 47 people in the maritime sector were punished with fines and the suspension of boat licences over COVID-19 breaches, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said on Wednesday .

“Investigations revealed that in some cases, the number of persons aboard a pleasure craft had exceeded the maximum group size allowed for social gatherings at the time the offences were committed,” said MPA in a press release. “There were also cases where agents failed to submit mandatory notifications to MPA on the boarding of a shore-based personnel,” the authorities said.

 

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