Thousands of ships fitted with ‘cheat devices’ to divert poisonous pollution into sea
Experts say this could have a devastating effect on wildlife
Globalshippingcompanies have spent billionsrigging vessels with “cheat devices” that circumvent new environmental legislation by dumpingpollutioninto the sea instead of the air,The Independentcan reveal.
More than $12bn (£9.7bn)has been spent on the devices, known as open-loop scrubbers, whichextract sulphur from the exhaust fumes of ships that run on heavy fuel oil.
Thismeansthe vesselsmeet standards demanded by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that kick in on 1 January.
However, the sulphur emitted by the ships is simply re-routed from the exhaust and expelled into the water around the ships, which not only greatly increases the volume of pollutants being pumped into the sea, but also increasescarbon dioxideemissions.
The change could have a devastating effect on wildlife in British waters and…
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Environmental Health Watch NZ 
So much “blood” money.
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