| Year |
Ship, Cruise Line Explanation of Offense(s) |
Fine |
Nature
of Offense |
| September 2010 | Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Cruise Line |
Pending | Water pollution |
| July 2010 | Norwegian Star, Norwegian Cruise Line |
Pending | Water pollution |
| May 2010 | Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Cruise Line |
Pending | Water pollution |
| September 2009 | Norwegian Pearl,
Norwegian Cruise Line The ship was cited for violating Alaska Wastewater Quality Standards in July. There were two violations. The ship's effluent on July 7 exceeded the allowable level of fecal coliform bacteria and on July 28 exceeded the allowable level of pH. |
Pending | Wastewater violation
|
| February 2009 | Norwegian Star, Norwegian Cruise Line The Juneau Empire reports the ship was cited for two air quality violations in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. |
Pending | Air pollution |
| September 2008 |
Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian
Cruise Line The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted pH. |
Pending |
Wastewater |
| September 2007 |
Pride of America, NCL
America The ship discharged a small amount of what appeared to be diesel fuel into Hilo Harbour, according to the state harbourmaster for the Big Island. The spill, estimated at 10 gallons, was contained and mopped up but still left a sheen. |
None |
Fuel spill |
| August 2007 |
Pride of America, NCL
America Residents of Kailua-Kona report that for 20 minutes the ship discharged water they believe to have been sewage -- there were reports of odour, feces, and debris floating in the ocean. The cruise line claims the discoloured water was from eith rinsing off the anchor when it was raised or testing its fire pumps. Local residents are skeptical about the explanation because the sea bottom there sand and the fire pumps doesn't explain the debris and odour in the water. |
None |
Wastewater discharge |
| June 2005 |
Norwegian Star,
Norwegian Cruise Line While docked in Victoria (British Columbia) local residents near the port complained of a noxious odour pervading their homes following release of a billow of black smoke from the ship's smokestack. The cruise line didn't notify the port, so inquiries were told it was being looked into. What was determined was that while fixing a diesel-powered electricity generator, the engine had to be restarted several times. On two of those restarts the engine emitted heavy black smoke which triggered the ship's own onboard smoke emission alarms. In each of those two occasions the smoke was emitted for less than 30 seconds. It was the source of the noxious odour. There was no fine because the emission was due to equipment breakdown. |
None |
Air pollution |
| March 2005 |
Disclosures of violation of MOU between the State of Hawai'i
and the cruise industry: On March 12th the Honolulu Advertiser
reported that Norwegian
Cruise Line America's Pride of Aloha discharged about 70 tons of
treated
effluent into Honolulu Harbor last month, violating a voluntary
agreement with the state. The
state's agreement with the cruise ships allows such discharges at least
a mile out from shore while traveling at least 6 knots. |
None |
Violation of MOU |
| October 2004 |
Pride of Aloha, NCL
America Discharged approximately 300 gallons of effluent into Hilo Harbour |
None |
Violation of MOU |
| May 2003 |
Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Cruise Line The ship is cited by the State of Washington for an illegal discharge of 16,000 gallons (40 tons) of raw sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca (just off Whidbey Island, a popular vacation resort). The strait is known to be habitat for Orca whales. NCL is in court arguing the state doesn't have jurisdiction over this discharge (which isn't denied) |
Sewage discharge |
|
| February 2003 |
Norwegian Wind, Norwegian Cruise Line A couple aboard the ship reported observing whole beer bottles, whole wine bottles, beer and pop cans, corks, plastic plates, plastic utensils, plastic cups and organic material all being tossed into the ocean from the back of the ship. The ship was between Hawaii and Fanning Island. The company insists it did nothing illegal. The incident is being investigated by the US Coast Guard and EPA. |
None |
Disposal of plastics and
other garbage |
| July 2002 Plea Agreement |
Norway and "at least
one other ship", Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line pled guilty to on numerous occasions from 1997 through April 2000 that it routinely circumvented the oily water separator, allowing oily bilge to be discharged directly into the sea. The company was given a lenient sentence because it reported its practices to the Department of Justice. |
$1.5 million ($1 million fine and $500,000 in court-ordered community service to fund environmental projects in South Florida |
Oil discharges |
| Summer 2001 |
Norwegian Cruise Line cited for
violations of air
opacity regulations - Alaska |
$27,500 - suspended) |
Air pollution |
| May 2001 |
Norwegian Sky,
Norwegian Cruise Line 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 |
| Summer 2000 |
Norwegian Cruise Line cited for
violating Alaska's state
smoke-opacity standards when they were docked in Juneau between
mid-July and mid-August |
$27,500 |
Air pollution |
| August 1998 |
Norwegian Star,
Norwegian Cruise Line 30 gallons of lube oil discharged into Barbours Cut Channel, TX |
$625 |
Oil discharge |
| December 1997 |
Leeward,
Norwegian Cruise Line Damaged Great Mayan Reef near Cozumel (more than 4400 square feet had been shaved off -- 80% destroyed) |
$1 million |
Damage to reef |
| July 1996 |
Leeward,
Norwegian Cruise Line 1 gallon of fuel was discharged into Port of Miami when a hose was disconnected during fuel transfer |
$250 |
Fuel spill |
| May 1996 |
Leeward,
Norwegian Cruise Line 70 gallons of oil spilled into Port of Miami linked to ship by chemical analysis |
$4000 |
Oil discharge |
| April 1995 |
Royal Majesty,
Norwegian Cruise Line 3-mile sheen trailing ship (videotaped by Coast Guard) |
Referred to flag state |
Oil discharge |
| March 1995 |
Star Odyssey,
Norwegian Cruise Line 126 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Mississippi River because a tank was overfilled |
$2500 |
Oil spill |
| February 1995 |
Star Odyssey,
Norwegian Cruise Line 10 barrels of waste oil and sewage spilled into Southwest Pass, LA during bilge pumping |
$6000 |
Oil spill & sewage |
| February
1994 |
Starward, Norwegian Cruise Line 100 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled when ship ran aground on St. John, USVI |
$7000 |
Oil
spill |
| April
1993 |
Seaward, Norwegian
Cruise Line 3-mile long oil slick trailed the ship as it traveled approximately 11 miles of Key Biscayne, FL (videotaped by Coast Guard) |
Referred
to flag state |
Oil
discharge |
| March
1993 |
Seaward,
Norwegian Caribbean Cruise Line Discharged debris and raw sewage in harbour at Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island |
Unknown |
Sewage |
| March 1992 |
Seaward, Norwegian
Caribbean CruiseLine Discharged debris and raw sewage in harbour at Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island |
$3750 |
Sewage |