Blue Marlin Polluting the Planet.

The Blue Marlin, the worlds largest heavy transport ship visited New Zealand. The midsection of the 224m-long, 63m-wide ship will sink to a depth of 20m to 30m to allow loading of other ships, yachts, boats or oil rigs. It was the biggest ship ever to enter the Nelson port. I believe they had to do a computer simulation with the Port control to see if it would actually fit in the pass. There was a huge turn out and a lot of local interest to see it come through 'the cut'. I think every one was secretly hoping it would get stuck.

Unfortunately the crew did not seem to respect the local laws regarding pollution and garbage disposal and I presume that they have the same disregard for the environment every where else they go. Out on the ocean I hate to think how they act. It seems a shame that the seal was busy trying to feed it self in the pass when a huge, dirty, polluting ship comes through, scares all the fish away, pollutes the air, and then throws trash in the seals larder! And all this so we can climb into the SUV and drive to the shop to buy a bag of sugar. At some point I keep expecting that other people will ask them selves 'what the hell is going on?' Surely, soon, people will stand up and say enough is enough.....?? won't they??

This is a cut and paste from the Dockwise web site.

"All of the Dockwise Companies operate in the global maritime environment, be it at the one end through marine transportation of exceptional loads or at the other hand through its services to the offshore Oil and gas industry. Care for the environment is an essential part of the responsibility of both the corporate organization as well as the operating companies. Next to the immediate care of the environment as part of its operations, Dockwise supports the daily monitoring of the conditions of seas and oceans by actively supporting The SeaKeepers Society. (www.seakeepers.org ) Sensors on board of vessels help monitoring the condition of our marine environment."

http://www.dockwise.com/socialresponsibility.aspx

Social responsibility?? All the social responsibility of a dog on a golf course!
Ha! It is amazing how they think they can give a few dollars to an environmental organization to clear their guilty conscience. It is a shame that the sensors on board cant pick up garbage that is thrown from the ship. Or maybe they are to monitor the garbage that has already been thrown from the ship so they they can study how far it has drifted and the amount of damage they have already done to the environment. Maybe they should remove the sauna onboard the ship and install a classroom where they can educate the crew.


So a big thank you to dockwise for doing their part in making the planet a worse place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Blue_Marlin

http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_mallick/20080421.html


PLASTIC. It doesn't biodegrade, it photodegrades, which means it just breaks into smaller pieces, not into components. Microscopic pellets of plastic in the billions — you just knew they'd be called "nurdles" and they are — make their way into the oceans where they soak up toxins and are absorbed by sea jellies. The food chain does its thing, from jelly to fish to big fish to our plates, and we are now ingesting toxic mermaid's tears.


And, yes I know I spelt polluting wrong but to correct it I have to do the video again. When i have some free time I will do it......

I am aware that you dont actually see the bottle being thrown overboard but I had the missfortune of working on a tug boat that made the trip with Blue Marlin and they had the same brand of water on board. That brand of water is not available in New Zealand and could only of come from Blue Marlin. Also I hope that you realise that when I posted this video I was totally aware that people would protest and point out the fact that the bottle was not seen to be thrown overboard. I would not of posted the video and pointed out the bottle if I did not believe it was thrown over board.

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