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Maggy @mswnola.bsky.social · 2d

Save our Bay! As a year-round Casco bay swimmer, I cringe when thinking of the permanent damage being done. Most of us humans may enjoy a relatively brief swim but our fish and other marine life have to suffer these pollutants 24/7!

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 2d

This is our bay.
This is what cruise ships destroy.

Portland ⚓️ Maine

Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 2d

All rise.

Casco Bay
Portland
Maine

The bay at sunrise with a sailboat in dark blue water and a golden sun peaking through the clouds.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 10d

A triple-whammy in Portland today!
3 cruise ships all idling, spewing exhaust for hours. How ironic that there is a 5 minute idling restriction in Portland but not for cruise ships. They are exempt. Why?

Join us at PCC so we can work together to get answers:

portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org

#Maine

3 cruise ships in Portland today with the rooftops in the foreground.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 14d

This is not sustainable.

The Norwegian Getaway leaving Portland, good riddance. Go away.

📷 @mswnola.bsky.social
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 15d

Today in Casco Bay we’re invaded by the hulking Norwegian Aqua cruise ship.

Between 2010 and 2021, six different NCL ships traveled to Alaska and Alaskan authorities cited five ships with a total of 33 water quality violations.

foe.org/cruise-lines...

#cruiseships
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social

A hulking cruise ship entering Casco Bay towering above the roof tops.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 21d

This is unsustainable.

#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #banscrubbers
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social

A Princess cruise ship entering Portland harbor towering above the roof tops.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 22d

There will be massive cruise ships in our harbor all week.

What damage are they doing to the water of Casco Bay?

How many micro organisms that are vital to the food web are destroyed when they are forced through the scrubber’s sulphuric acid bath?

#Portland #maine #banscrubbers
#cruiseships

A massive cruise ship towering over the roof tops in Portland Maine.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 23d

What should be a beautiful, crisp, serene Sunday morning in our harbor is absolutely destroyed by this monstrosity.

#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
@pinetreeactivism.org

📷 @mswnola.bsky.social

A detail of the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship smoke stack spewing exhaust.

The Liberty of the Seas cruise ship towering over the rooftop in Portland Maine.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Aug 26

Portland Cruise Control is a grassroots volunteer organization established to address concerns about the environmental and human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, Maine. Our goal is to research, develop, and implement solutions.

Join us!

#cruiseships
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about

About - Portland Cruise Control

Learn about Portland Cruise Control - a grassroots volunteer organization addressing environmental and human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, Maine.

portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Sep 8

The massive, hulking MS Volendam in Portland today

With over 2,000 people on board, the ship is rated F in Air Pollution Reduction & Water Quality Compliance by @foeus.bsky.social

foe.org/cruise-lines...

HFO is cheaper than clean fuel, the cruise companies profit off polluting Portland. #Maine

The MS Volendam cruise ship entering Portland harbor, towering over the rooftops.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Sep 8

The cruise ships in Portland save money by burning a cheap dirty fuel.
Their profit is our pollution.

There will be a Cruise Ship Pollution Workshop on 9/10 at 5 pm on zoom .

Agenda details will be posted 9/9:

portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7640/f...

#Banscrubbers #Portland #Maine

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Sep 7

Cruise Ship Pollution Workshop
September 10
5 pm on zoom

Portland City Council
Sustainability & Transportation Committee

with:
Port Director
DEP air & water
Friends of Casco Bay
CLIA

portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7640/o...

#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
@pinetreeactivism.org

Cruise Ship Pollution Workshop
Sept 10 on zoom
Portland City Council
Image of massive cruise ship in the harbor with small training sail boats in the foreground.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Sep 7

The nightmare continues in Portland harbor.

Liberty of the Seas arriving with 6,320 people on board. Almost 10% of the entire city.

The ship received a final score of F in environmental practices from @foeus.bsky.social

foeaction.org/cruise_line/...

#cruiseships #Portland #Maine

Liberty of the Seas cruise ship arriving in Portland Maine towering over the roof tops.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Sep 3

Norwegian Gem in Portland today.
Spewing black exhaust.
What is the value of clean air?

The ship is rated F by @foeus.bsky.social

foe.org/cruise-lines...

#cruiseships #Portland #Maine

Norwegian Gem cruise ship in Portland Maine today. Spewing black exhaust.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · Aug 20

Massive, hulking, and polluting the Norwegian Getaway arrived early this morning into Portland.

With 5,609 people on board the ship has a final F grade from @foeus.bsky.social

foe.org/cruise-lines...

#cruiseships #Portland #Maine

The massive Norwegian Getaway arriving into Portland Maine this morning. Seen hulking above the rooftops.

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A View From The Hook - Adam Armstrong @viewfromthehook.bsky.social · May 16

15 years since shore power was announced to be built at the Brooklyn terminal … and they still haven’t gotten it right. The ineptitude & disregard for human health & climate has been bewildering - and utterly shameful. 😔

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RadReduction (Larry Edwards) @radreduction.bsky.social · May 16

More on MSC Meraviglia's multi-day "wet dock" repair visit to Portland, Maine, in this report:
t.e2ma.net/message/6km2...

Night time photo during the multi-day repair stop-over in Portland, Maine by MSC Cruise Line's Meraviglia. Nearby residences in the foreground. Reportedly the air pollution went on day and night, though in most photos it was not as heavy as this. Due to complaints by residents over several days, the city eventually had the ship switch from heavy fuel to a lighter fuel called marine gas oil, which lessened the problem.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · May 17

“…the 23rd largest cruise ship in the the world, was not only obtrusive, it was also noxious, as its heavy exhaust and scrubber wash soon filled the pristine harbor in Casco Bay. The exhaust emitted a foul odor, and ranged in color from a dirty sawdust yellow to black.”

t.e2ma.net/message/6km2...

A detail of the MSC Meraviglia emitting black exhaust while at dock for repairs in Portland Maine

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · May 16

The people of Portland were not having it ~
51 complaints to the city
Harmful health impacts
Questioning the benefits

City staff listened & required the MSC Meraviglia to change their fuel to MGO, a cleaner distillate!

Don’t ever think your voice doesn’t matter ⚓️

t.e2ma.net/message/6km2...

A detail of a cruise ship emitting black exhaust from its smoke stack in Portland Maine

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Aaron Brakel @junolocal.bsky.social · May 17

That ship could be burning Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and using diesel particulate filtration while in and arriving/leaving port communities. They are coming into ports that they need and burning dirty fuel. Somethings wrong with that picture.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · May 17

The Zuiderdam rating from @foeus.bsky.social
an indispensable report written by @marciekeever.bsky.social

foe.org/cruise-lines...
#cruiseships

A screenshot of the Cruise Ship Report Card rating for the Zuiderdam by Friends of the Earth. The final grade is a D+

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Maggy @mswnola.bsky.social · May 17

Not the image of Portland that we want to project!

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · May 17

What happens when a cruise ship sickens a community?

Reported public health impacts included difficulty breathing, coughing, exacerbated asthma, sore throats, and respiratory distress.

t.e2ma.net/message/6km2...

cc @joelawlorph.bsky.social
#cruiseships #PortlandME #publichealth #Maine

A detail image of a cruise ship in Portland Maine spewing dense dirty exhaust from its smoke stacks.

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Rebecca Ingber @becingber.bsky.social · Mar 1

“The best thing about heroes is that they always win at the end. And if they aren’t winning, then it’s not the end.” —Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv

Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister.

YouTube video by Dylan Burrill

youtu.be

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