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CASE STUDY A CAUTIONARY TALE In November 2008, at Dunkirk,
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a Polish lorry driver attempted to board a British ferry bound for Dover, declaring 383kg of dangerous goods (methyl methacrylate monomer, stabilised) on his bad. The ferry operator discovered the documentation to be incorrect and refused permission to board.
The driver then went to Calais and managed to board a SeaFrance passenger/ freight ferry without declaring the goods. However, the first ferry operator had informed the Marttime and Coastguard Agency enforcement unit, which immediately alerted police at Dover.
The driver was stopped and arrested on disembarkation, charged with contravening the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods & Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997, and bailed to appear at court. On 27 January 2009, at Folkestone Magistrates' Court, Janusz Gauden pleaded guilty to the above offences and was fined £2,000 with £3,757.98 costs.
In passing sentence, the magistrates said: "This court takes the safety of the public very seriously. You endangered the crew and everyone on board. The potential for disaster was driven by monetary reasons.'