Mealey's (May 8, 2018, 12:32 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 7 affirmed the convictions of two shipping companies accused of being vicariously liable for the two head crew members’ obstruction of justice, failure to accurately maintain a ship’s Oil Record Book and making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard because the employees were acting on behalf of the companies and because the companies were aware that the Oil Record Book was not being maintained accurately (United States of America v. Oceanic Illsabe Ltd., No. 17-4061, United States of America v. Oceanfleet Shipping Ltd., No. 17-4062, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 11877)....