All ships sent off to scrap should comply with the technical standards for
ballast water management in the forthcoming IMO-Convention on ballast water.
In the case of restricting weather conditions or other complications, ballast
water should be treated before discharge ashore. Sediment settled out in
ballast tanks should be cleaned from the ship prior to scrapping. Such sediment
should be treated as quarantined waste and treated accordingly by sterilisation
or other environmentally acceptable disposal option..
Remarkable ships Pacific Princess ('Love Boat') is on the Greenpeace list. More remarkable ships...
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