A reader of Cruise Law News has informed us that a television station in Brazil just released a story about a MSC cruise ship dumping garbage bags into the sea off of the coast of Brazil. The story is based on a cruise passenger’s account. You can see what appears to be blag bags being
Cruise Ship Dumping of Trash & Feces Conflicts With Industry’s Image as Steward of the Seas
In one of the first articles published in the cruise industry’s new blog, entitled "Sailing with Respect," the cruise lines pitched themselves as leaders of the marine environment. CLIA CEO Christine Duffy proclaimed that:
"As an industry, we are extremely committed to protecting the waters and surrounding environments where we operate to preserve
Environmental Group Discovers Illegal Cruise Dump Site
Hawaii News Now is reporting today that an environmental group in Hawaii has located an illegal dumping site.
Much of the garbage and large plastic bags reportedly came from the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America cruise ship, including "paperwork, documents, and dozens of cabin cards with the names of passengers and the dates they sailed."
The Hawaii