May 5, 2006
Cruise ships and pollution
The Port of Seattle is trying to get more cruise ships to plug in to the city's electrical grid because cruise ships are huge polluters. I knew that diesel fuel was dirty, but had no idea it was this dirty:
On the West Coast, cruise ships typically use fuel with 2.4 percent sulfur, and that sends up as much as 2.5 tons of pollutants in an eight-hour stay in port...Posted by James Trotta at May 5, 2006 2:05 AM
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Most of the newer builds have engines that require regular fuel, not diesel or "bunker fuel".
Posted by: Larry at May 6, 2006 4:21 AMlarry, what do you mean? regular fuel? I can't imagine a big ship not using diesel engines. do they make engines that big that use ,what, un-leaded? please elaborate, thanks
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