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 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.
http://crewontankgirl.co.uk/
http://sailontankgirl.com/
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January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Before you leave a …
Before you leave a comment saying that the bottle could not of drifted ashore that fast read the info…. I was there and filmed what I saw. Not only that but that brand of water is not available in NZ….
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
You can play …
You can play football on this ship!
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
That is a nice ship
That is a nice ship
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Hi,I used to be …
Hi,I used to be anchored off the boulder bank and often went ashore there to collect trash. It was very depressing. I was as surprised to see a seal in ‘the cut’ as you were. Possibly over fishing is driving them to expand their territory? I was also surprised to see the water bottle. I honestly believe it came from the Blue Marlin, as that brand is not available in NZ, and it would be too much of a coincidence if it just happened to wash ashore at that exact time? Thanks for the comment.Cheers.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Also what surprised …
Also what surprised me was the seal. They were not there when I lived in NSN, at least I was not aware of them. Things like that did interest me back then so I find weird I had not known if they were indeed there.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
I won’t argue any …
I won’t argue any details of bottles and the like but I will point out that I have seen plenty of similar garbage washed up on the shoreliine and floating on the surface nearby.
I don’t mean in general, I mean right there in Nelson and on the B.bank. Went there with a primary school project to clean the B.bank up – it really was covered in junk that has very few other ways of getting there.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
ha ha ha…that is …
ha ha ha…that is such a weak argument….
I was there and you weren’t.
I worked on the tug boat that made the trip with Blue Marlin. Read the info…
I am making an environmental point.
If you dont like it…why would you think that I care??
I did not make this movie with the goal of making an environmental movie. But the situation arose and it left me speechless. Why
do you have to take it so personally…. this is reality! This is what you tube was made for, this is what happened….
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Agree with Billiee …
Agree with Billiee – from what I saw when I was sailing on one of their ships as a yacht ower, Dockwise and their staff have among the highest standards Ive seen in shipping.
I find the logic of mineral water bottle ridiculous! This is like –
George Bush is drinking Pepsi. I am drinking a Pepsi. Hence I am George Bush.
Let us not tarnish the few good shipping companies that are around.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
I am aware that you …
I am aware that you dont see the bottle being thrown overboard, but I worked on a tug that made the trip with Blue Marlin with the oil rig and we had on board the exact same brand of water and it is not available in New Zealand, so there is no where else it could of come from. If I did not think the bottle had come from Blue Marlin I would not of said that it did. Also it would wash ashore that fast,you may of noticed that the boat was only a few meters from the side of the channel.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Please check the …
Please check the IMO rules and Reg’s and you’ll see how much enviromental nonsense we already have to deal with to be allowed anywhere near shore
FYI. I don’t see a crew member trowing it over the side and plastic doesn’t wash ashore that fast I’m afraid. Strangly enough the seal seems to be doing just fine, no?
By the way. what you see is the vessel blowing sooth to avoid an Exhaust gas boiler fire. This is standard practice in the entire industry
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
this clip hurts…. …
this clip hurts….i saw the seal and melted..what the is such a large monstrosity doing there in the first place;and as for the pollution;the list is endless;these stupid people really dont care.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
That is one big …
That is one big ship!
January 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Please read the …
Please read the info ─────►