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  2. Regulation of ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, [18] applies to ships and prohibits discharge of oil or hazardous substances in harmful quantities into or upon U.S. navigable waters, or into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone, or which may affect natural resources in the U.S. EEZ (extending 200 miles (320 ...

  3. Navy Says It Has Found the Source of Water Contamination ...

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    The Navy says water from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln's bilges, a type of drainage system, leaked into drinking water on the ship. Navy Says It Has Found the Source of Water ...

  4. Here's how jet fuel can contaminate a ship's water - AOL

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    The US Navy acknowledged last month that the drinking and bathing water on one of its aircraft carriers was contaminated by jet fuel. The US Navy acknowledged last month that the drinking and ...

  5. List of hull classifications - Wikipedia

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    Many of the symbols listed here are not presently in use. The Naval Vessel Register maintains an online database of U.S. Navy ships. The 1975 ship reclassification of cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts brought U.S. Navy classifications into line with other nations' classifications, and eliminated the perceived "cruiser gap" with the Soviet ...

  6. Navy says EPA report that found low-level contamination ... - AOL

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    The Navy shut off the Red Hill well, but fuel made its way into the Navy’s water system. Several families affected by the spill took the U.S. government to court this summer as part of a mass ...

  7. Oily water separator (marine) - Wikipedia

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    They are found on board ships where they are used to separate oil from oily waste water such as bilge water before the waste water is discharged into the environment. These discharges of waste water must comply with the requirements laid out in Marpol 73/78. [1] Bilge water is a nearly-unavoidable byproduct of shipboard operations.

  8. Hazard symbol - Wikipedia

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    Hazard symbols may vary in color, background, borders, or accompanying text to indicate specific dangers and levels of risk, such as toxicity classes. These symbols provide a quick, universally understandable visual warning that transcends language barriers, making them more effective than text-based warnings in many situations.

  9. Sailors on US Navy flattops have been drinking and bathing in ...

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    The US Navy recently acknowledged it found jet fuel in the drinking water aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Veteran sailors and Marines told Insider that contaminated water has been ...