Judge finds Diana and the magic pipers guilty

AUGUST 12, 2013 — Diana Shipping Services S.A., a Panamanian corporation headquartered in Greece, Ioannis Prokakis and Antonios Boumpoutelos, both citizens of Greece, were convicted August 8 after an 12-day bench trial

Three crew member whistleblowers get $67,000 each

NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — Three crew member whistleblowers will collect $67,000 each in a “magic pipe” case that saw two German shipping companies plead guilty today in federal court in Houston to

Manager and owner of M/V Aquarosa cop pleas in magic pipe case

Cell phone photos of an illegal magic pipe in operation, could bring a whistle blowing crew member a nice monetary award. Two corporations have pleaded guilty in separate hearings in Baltimore for