Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess was fined $40 million USD for dumping bilge into the ocean in 2016. Bilge water can be offloaded at a port, or treated to remove pollutants. Even treated bilge water is harmful to the environment, all the way up the food chain. The European Maritime Safety Agency tracks bilge dumping by satellite. There are an estimated 3000 cases of illegal bilge dumping per year in Europe.
Princess Cruises' Caribb.ean Princess was fined $40 million USD for dumping bilge into the ocean in 2016 Bilge water can be offloaded at a port, or treated to re.move pollutants. Even tre.ated bilge water is harmful to the environment, all the way up the food chain. The European Maritime Safety Agency tracks bilge dumping by satellite There are an estimated 3000 cases of illegal bilge dumping per year in Europe