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Re: Ship Smoke Emmissions
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And now it is not emitting dark smoke. Perhaps they were incinerating some garbage?
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Re: Ship Smoke Emmissions
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Yes, there are standards, not just for cruise ships but for all marine shipping, and the allowed emission levels were significantly reduced as of January 1 of this year. Have a read here: http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/GHG/Documents/2020%20sulphur%20limit%20FAQ%202019.pdfIf you can't sleep, spend a few hours Googling "MARPOL VI" and "IMO 2020". There are two ways to comply with the new emission levels. One is to burn cleaner (and more expensive) fuel. The other is to install scrubbers (less expensive, but then you have to dispose of the scrubbed material). You can probably guess which way many cruise ships went.
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Re: Ship Smoke Emmissions
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One would think that they would "scrub" while far out to sea instead of while in port. If it was done at sea, very early in the morning no one would even know. In port is the worst possible place to do it. Exposing everyone to the pollution, and the unsightly smoke that everyone has to look at is certainly a negative the Cruise line doesn't need.
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Re: Ship Smoke Emmissions
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Scrubbers are a part of the exhaust system, and should be in operation whenever any of the diesel engines are running. Disposal of the scrubbed matter is a different issue, which I know nothing about. Hopefully, dumping it at sea is illegal.
Last edited by Bahston; 01/30/2020 04:11 PM.
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Re: Ship Smoke Emmissions
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