Watch a Cruise Ship Pollute as Much as 13 Million Cars—in One Day
The
industry is growing, and so is the environmental damage to the
world's oceans
The
cruise industry markets its ocean voyages as a chance for vacationers
to “return to the sea” and forget their troubles onshore.
But
keeping 5,000 people afloat, fat, and happy comes with hidden
environmental costs.
The
16 major cruise lines plying the waters today generated more than 1
billion gallons of sewage in 2014. Thanks to lax laws, ships can dump
that sewage straight into international waters—polluting the
pristine ocean near cruise destination hot spots.
This
year, the industry is expecting a record 23 million passengers to hit
the high seas—meaning the problem isn’t going away anytime soon.
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