The master and/or owner of a ship will be held criminally liable for the discharge of an oil from a ship, tanker or offshore installation, unless-
- the oil was discharged for the purpose of securing the safety of such ship, tanker or offshore installation;
- the oil escaped from the ship, tanker or offshore installation due to damage to the ship, tanker or offshore installation; or
(c) the oil escaped by reason of leakage, and neither such leakage nor any delay in discovering it was due to any lack of reasonable care, and as soon as practicable after the escape was discovered, all reasonable steps were taken for stopping or reducing it.
