The federal government has a Oil Polluction Act that fines persons and companies who spill oil into the federal waters of the USA
Failure to report a oil spill carries up to a $ 5 million dollar fine
A citizen who witnesses a oil spill or oil sheen coming from a offshore facility or ship needs to get the Facility or Ship name and I.D. and report it to the Coast Guard or the EPA or the MMS or the Oil Spill Response Center
Make sure to leave your name an contact infomation an once the company is fined you can recieve up to 1/2 of the fines collected from the company
Recently one fisherman witnessed a ship in US waters dump its waste oil , he got the name of the ship and called in the name of the Ship and the location of the oil spill
The shipping company was fined $ 2 million dollors and the fisherman recieved $ 1 million dollar reward !
Save the planet , get a reward ! ! ! ! !