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EPA issues ‘No-Discharge Zone’ proposal for Puget Sound

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it is extending, until 23 December, the period within which to submit comments on the preliminary affirmative decision that adequate sewage pump-out facilities are available for recreational and commercial vessels to support the Washington Department of Ecology’s proposed ‘No-Discharge Zone’ for waters of Puget Sound.

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Appeals Tribunal supports AMSA ship detention

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has stated that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal upheld the AMSA detention of the container ship OOCL Le Harve in Brisbane in May after a port state control inspection found that the vessel’s safety management system had failed to ensure that the crew had an adequate understanding of the rules relate to management and discharge of garbage at sea.

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Waste dumping treaty celebrates 10th birthday

The 1996 "London Protocol" covering the dumping of wastes at sea entered into force ten years ago (24th March 2006). The Protocol modernized the original “London Convention” dumping treaty, bringing in a so-called “precautionary approach” that heralded a new era of prohibition of all dumping at sea with the exception of wastes commonly agreed by Governments and then put on an approved list.

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