Re: Container ships - oil?

Alan Sticco (asticco@world.std.com)
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:54:39 -0400


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Scott,

According to The Act to Prevent Pollution from ships (MARPOL ANNEX V):

In general, the discharge of plastic and garbage is illegal in the
navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes.
But certain types of garbage have specific limitations as follows:
Floating dunnage, [whatever that is!] lining and packing material are
prohibited less than 25 miles from the nearest land.
Food waste, paper, rags, glass, metal, bottles, and similar refuge are
prohibited less than 12 miles from the nearest land.
Comminuted [whatever that means!] or ground food waste, paper, rags ,
glass etc. are prohibited 3 miles from the nearest land.

(I don't understand what the difference between "navigable waters" and
"X" miles from land is. )

The Federal Water Pollution Control act prohibits the discharge of oil
upon the navigable waters of the US. You can report
oil discharges to the Coast Guard at 800-424-8802. Report location,
source, size, color, substances, and time observed.

This info taken from a publication called "Federal Requirements and
Safety Tips for Recreational Boats." a federal
publication of the US department of Transportation and the Coast Guard.

Your tax dollars at work...

Alan Sticco
P14 C Type Hull #33
Framingham, MA
"Small Fry"

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> We see plenty of container ships in the Charleston
> harbor. The harbor is supposed to be pretty clean
> from what I understand, but it gets flushed by the
> tides twice a day. I do know that if you are on a
> bridge and look down on a moving container ship, there
> is a strange-looking "track" in the water right behind
> it that stays there for quite a while. I wonder if
> this is actually a small oil slick. I do know that
> the ships dump their garbage at sea, but do not know
> how far out they must go. Anybody know?
>
> - Scott
> Charleston
>
> --- GSTahoe@aol.com wrote:
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> > In a message dated 6/21/99 7:15:13 AM Pacific
> > Daylight Time, Tpbnna1@aol.com
> > writes:
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> > << Ever followed a container ship? Laws notwith
> > standing, they leak more in
> > one
> > cruise than this whole list ever will with our
> > outboards.
> >
> >
> > Butch
> > Knoxville >>
> >
> > Butch,
> >
> > I can't recall seeing a container ship on Lake
> > Tahoe. Probably because they
> > can't use two strokes.
> >
> > Geoff
> > P-15 Lollipop
> > N. Lake Tahoe, NV
> >
> >
>
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