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Environmental Violations in Alaska, 1999 - 2004






Also see the full list of environmental fines (1992-1999) and the list of large fines ($100,000+), 1992 - 2003





Year
Cruise Line

Ship(s)
Explanation of Offense(s)

Fine
Nature of Offense
1999

Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, World Explorer Cruises

13 ships(six companies) charged by the Environmental Protection Agency for air pollution violations in the waters of Juneau, Seward and Glacier Bay
Carnival Cruise Line ($55,000)

Celebrity Cruises

Holland America ($55,000)

Norwegian Cruise Line ($55,000)

Princess Cruises ($110,000)

World Explorer Cruises (unknown)

Air pollution
2000

Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, World Explorer Cruises

15 ships (7 companies) cited for violating state smoke-opacity standards when they were docked in Juneau between mid-July and mid-August
Carnival Cruise Line ($27,500)

Celebrity Cruises ($55,000)

Crystal Cruises ($55,000)

Holland America ($165,000 -- $55,000 suspended)

Norwegian Cruise Line ($27,500)

Princess Cruises ($55,000)

World Explorer Cruises ($27,500 -- $10,000 suspended)

Air pollution
2001 (May)
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Sky
Discharged black water (sewage) for 20 to 30 minutes (meaning a waste stream of up to three-quarters of a mile) while the vessel was en route from Juneau to Ketchikan and within 3 miles of the Alexander Archipelago.  Fecal coliform counts were 3500 times the allowable federal standard and total suspended solids 180 times the standard.
Unknown
(up to $25,000 is allowed)
Sewage discharge
2001 (May)
Holland America Line
Westerdam
Discharged gray wastewater while docked in Juneau -- estimated by Holland America Line at 30 to 100 gallons (the pump's output is 200 gallons per minute, so the estimate appears low).
Unknown
(up to $25,000 is allowed)
Graywater discharge
2001 (June)
Celebrity Cruises
Mercury
Discharged treated wastewater at Juneau without required permits.  Tests of the wastewater indicated that it was more acidic than permitted for discharging within a mile of shore.
Unknown
(up to $25,000 is allowed)
Wastewater discharge
2001 (June)
Royal Caribbean International
Rhapsody of the Seas
Discharged 200 gallons of graywater into Juneau harbour.
Unknown
(up to $25,000 is allowed)
Graywater discharge
2001

Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises
11 ships (six companies) cited for violations of air opacity regulations
Carnival Cruise Line ($27,500 -- suspended)

Celebrity Cruises ($55,000, 1/2 suspended)

Crystal Cruises ($55,000 -- 1/2 suspended)

Holland America ($27,500 -- suspended)

Norwegian Cruise Line ($27,500)

Princess Cruises ($55,000 -- suspended)

Royal Caribbean Int'l
($27,5000 -- suspended)

Air pollution
2002 (August)
Holland America Line

Ryndam
Approximately 40,000 gallons (250 according to HAL) of sewage sludge discharged into Juneau harbour.  The incident was reported by harbourmaster staff.  The brown, thick substance is being tested  by Alaska's DEC for fecal coliform, pH, and biochemical demand levels.
$2 Million
Sewage discharge
2002
Holland America Line
1 ship cited for violations of air opacity regulations
$27,500
Air pollution
2003
Holland America Line
1 ship cited for violations of air opacity regulations
Unknown
Air pollution
November 2004
Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation)
In August 2004, Holland America Line was notified by the National Park Service ("NPS") that the Volendam and Statendam may have violated opacity standards while operating in Glacier Bay. On November 10, 2004, NPS notified Holland America Line in separate letters that a Violation of Record would beentered in the permanent park files for each ship.
None
Air opacity