Royal Caribbean Cruises says it broke Alaska law
Published Friday, July 4, 2008
Digg
del.icio.us
Facebook
Mixx
Reddit
Stumble It!ANCHORAGE -- Royal Caribbean Cruises says it mistakenly broke state law in discharging about 20,000 gallons of wastewater into Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska.
Lynn Martenstein, a spokeswoman for the cruise line, told KTVA-TV in Anchorage that crew members aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas mistakenly discharged what's known as "gray water," wastewater from cabin showers and sinks, on June 10.
Company officials say the error was not discovered until a week later. Officials say the incident was immediately reported to a state inspector — or ocean ranger — aboard the ship as well as to state environmental regulators and the Coast Guard.
Officials say the ship's captain and environmental officer have been suspended while Royal Caribbean conducts a full investigation.
Community Discussion
Newsminer.com doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post. Read our full user's agreement.
So much for the Alaska clean-water initiative... We worry about mines and we have a responsible company here filling our oceans with gunk.
...and they volutarily reported themselves when the incident was discovered. Quit being such a hypocrite Opsamk.
Someone is being a hypocrite for misusing the word hypocrite.
Post a comment
Commenting requires registration.