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Cases / Fishing ban · Peru · 1954–1956

Record cites CIA file on Onassis for 1954 whaling off Peru

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 1 none on record · 1 insufficient · 1 not measured See the gaps

A CIA reading-room file on Onassis is the only source the record gives for 1954 whaling off Peru. The fine said to have been paid by Lloyd's could not be checked because the source page did not open.

What?
Whaling off Peru linked to Onassis in a CIA reading-room document; the operation's details are not verified. CIA reading room
Where?
Off the coast of Peru CIA reading room
When?
1954, as dated in the cited source CIA reading room
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Not described in the sources reviewed; the cited page did not open.
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who

What happened

The record, in order.

A CIA reading-room document titled 'Onassis: Man with the Golden Touch' is cited in the record for the 1954 whaling case off Peru.

The document is held in the CIA's online reading room.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: a $3 million whaling fine, reportedly paid by Lloyd's; the cited CIA page could not be opened.
    • None on record Not stated: how many whales were taken, which species, how many vessels were involved, or whether the fine was ever paid.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

    1. Onassis: Man with the Golden Touch
      CIA reading room · 1954

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    Related matters, and cases linked to this one through the same organisations, with the role each played in both.
    Terms used on this page

    Insurance

    Hull insurance
    Insurance on a ship itself, covering damage to or loss of the vessel.
    Underwriter
    An insurer, or a person at an insurer, who assesses a risk and decides whether and on what terms to insure it.
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