Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v SS Zoe Colocotroni Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Type de cour Nationale- cour inférieure Date Aoû 29, 1978 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal United States District Court of Puerto Rico Siège de la cour San Juan (Puerto Rico) Numéro de référence 628 F.2d 652 (1981) Sujet Déchets et substances dangereuses, Mer Résumé 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. Texte intégral 456_F.Supp._1327.pdf Site web www.law.uh.edu