Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v SS Zoe Colocotroni País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte inferior Fecha Ago 29, 1978 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal United States District Court of Puerto Rico Sede de la corte San Juan (Puerto Rico) Número de referencia 628 F.2d 652 (1981) Materia Mar, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Resumen The SS Zoe Colocotroni, a tramp-oil tanker, grounded on a reef off the coast of Puerto Rico. In order to free the ship, the captain dumped the cargo of crude oil into the ocean, which floated towards the coast and entered a Puerto Rican Bay called Bahia Sucia and the mangrove forests nearby. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Local Environmental Quality Board brought an action to recover damages for the environmental harm caused by the oil spilling.The federal district court awarded damages based on the replacement costs of the high number of marine animals killed. Texto completo 456_F.Supp._1327.pdf Página web www.law.uh.edu