US settlement

A federal judge in California has granted final approval for a US$45 million settlement in a case involving container ships MSC Danit (IMO 9404649) and Beijing (IMO 9308508) and their associated shipping companies. The settlement resolves claims for an oil spill that occurred when a leak in Amplify Energy Corporation's San Pedro Bay pipeline resulted in the discharge of about 25,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean. The oil spill spread along the coast of Orange County and led to significant environmental damage.