The Carnival Elation cruise ship discharged around 5,900 gallons of gray water into the ocean at Port Canaveral on Thursday in violation of U.S. regulations, reports the Maritime Executive.
Carnival Corporation in trouble
Carnival Corporation again has found itself in the spotlight for pollution, this time for discharging untreated gray water into the ocean while at Port Canaveral.
On the morning of 2nd January, while the company’s Carnival Elation cruise ship was docked, a gray water valve “failed and unintentionally discharged gray water from non-sewage waste water systems,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.
Gray water spills in to ocean
Around 5,900 gallons of untreated gray water spilled into the ocean, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection confirmed.
The spill happened when the ship was discharging water from its ballast system to stabilize it, Carnival said.
Port Canaveral authorities told the Orlando Sentinel that no cleanup was necessary. The ship continued on its scheduled four-day cruise the same afternoon.
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Source: The Maritime Executive
