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Smoky vessel prosecuted 檢控排放黑煙船隻

23/10/2018

 
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We thank the residents who took pictures and videos of container vessel 'MIRAMARIN' emitting dark smoke continuously for over 3 minutes while sailing up East Lamma Channel on 6 September 2018. The Marine Department has now sufficient evidence and initiated prosecution against the ship master. 

New laws comes into effect on 1 January 2019 whereby all vessels must use low sulphur fuel when sailing or berthing in Hong Kong waters. It is expected that the emissions of sulphur dioxide and respirable suspended particulates from Ocean Going Vessels will be reduced by 70%.


我們感謝多名薄扶林居民於2018年9月6日拍攝到一隻貨櫃船「MIRAMARIN」排放黑煙的相片及影片。該船隻在東博寮海峽持續排放黑煙超過三分鐘。海事處已掌握足夠證據正在準備檢控船長。

另外,由2019年1月1日起,所有船隻在香港水域內 (不論正在航行或停泊),都必須使用低硫 (low sulphur) 燃料。政府預期遠洋船隻排放的二氧化硫和可吸入懸浮粒子會減少約70%。


How To Report Smoky Vessels? 如何舉報船隻排放黑煙?

​Smoky vessels 排放黑煙船隻

17/3/2017

 
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We thank our Pokfulam’s ‘Smoky Vessel Spotters’ who sent us a 3-minute video of a container vessel emitting dark smoke continuously on 1 March 2017 at East Lamma Channel. This evidence is now used by the Marine Department to prosecute the vessel owner/operator. With your videos we can stop smoky vessels for everyone’s benefit!!

我們感謝一名薄扶林居民向我們提供一段船隻排放黑煙的影片。從片段可見,該船隻於2017年3月1日在東博寮海峽持續排放黑煙超過三分鐘。海事處掌握足夠證據後正在準備檢控船公司。

Report Smoky Vessel  舉報排放黑煙船隻 

15/6/2016

 
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The current legislation says it is an offence for any vessel to emit dark smoke which is as dark as, or darker than, Shade 2 on the Ringelmann Chart for 3 minutes or more continuously at any one time.

For ringelmann chart, you may refer to: 
www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/materials/pdf/darksmoke.pdf​

To be a smoky vessel spotter, we suggest the following:
  1. If you see a vessel emitting pretty dark smoke (darker than shade 2) continuously, grab your phone/video camera and record a video of it for more than 3 minutes
  2. If the dark smoke is non-stop in the video for over 3 minutes, call Marine Department 2385 2791 (24 hours hotline) immediately to report the location, direction and type of vessel. They should send a patrol boat to identify it. You may wish to tell them you have a 3 minute plus video.
  3. Please let us know too, info@paulzimmerman.hk or 9096-3070. We can help chasing the Marine Department for follow up actions.
Note:
  • Marine Department’s email address is mi1ohps1@mardep.gov.hk , you may send them the link (dropbox, youtube, etc) of the video. But they prefer you make the report by phonecall first as they can send a patrol right away.
  • Should Marine Department proceed with the investigation, you may be invited to provide a statement, this could be done in their Aberdeen Office. 
跟據法例,如在香港水域內任何本地船隻如排放的黑煙與力高文圖表上的2號陰暗色同等深色或 較之更深色,任何一次持續3 分鐘或以上,即屬犯罪。
 
力高文圖表可參考:
www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/materials/pdf/darksmoke.pdf​

舉報排放黑煙船隻
  1. ​如發現船隻持續地排放大量黑煙(2號陰暗色同等深色或較之更深色的煙霧),請用拍攝一段多於3分鐘的影片。
  2. 如船隻於影片中持續排放黑煙超過3分鐘,應立即致電海事處二十四小時熱線2385 2791舉報,清楚提供事發地點,船隻航行的方向及黑煙的濃度(微型力高文圖表中2號陰暗色同等深色或較之更深色的煙霧),並告知你有一段三分鐘的影片。
  3. 海事處希望市民將影片傳送到海事處電郵(mi1ohps1@mardep.gov.hk),可將影片上載至 dropbox 或youtube,並將其鏈結附在電郵内。
注意
  • 海事處會就有關事件作岀調查,而舉報之市民會被邀請到香港仔海事分處作協助調查。
  • 歡迎將資料同時發給我們(info@paulzimmerman.hk or 9096-3070),我們會就事件向海事處跟進。

Presentation at Legco 2014 立法會發言

Shipping Legislation (Control of Smoke Emission) (Amendment) Bill 《2014 年船舶法例(排煙管制)(修訂)條例草案》 

3/6/2014

 

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