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Coast Lines controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1931

    Royal Mail Steam Packet accounting scandal

    The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Coast Lines’ parent after the 1917 acquisition, was dissolved following an accounting scandal. Chairman Lord Kylsant was imprisoned for misrepresenting the company’s condition to shareholders. Coast Lines subsequently operated independently.