Ted Kennedy Dumps Fuel into Nantucket Sound

News Max ^ | Friday, March 14 2008 | News Max Reporter

[OPS4]

Newsmax.com

Ted Kennedy Dumps Fuel into Nantucket Sound Friday, March 14, 2008 9:14 AM

Ted Kennedy has called Nantucket Sound near his Massachusetts estate “a national treasure” — but that didn’t stop the senator from having oil dumped from his yacht into its waters.

A local photographer spotted an oil slick coming from Kennedy’s yacht Mya as Kennedy and his guests left the vessel in a launch following a race that ended in Hyannis, the Cape Cod Today newspaper reported.

The lensman was so shocked that he rowed his dinghy out to question the crew member left aboard the yacht.

He asked the crewman, “What the hell are you doing?”

The crewman said that diesel fuel had gotten into the bilge and he was told to dump it.

When the photographer pointed out that the yacht was moored in coastal waters near shellfish beds and people swimming, the crewman replied, “Whatever.”

Cape Cod Today published a photo showing the oil slick emanating from Mya.

As Newsmax reported earlier, Kennedy has opposed a proposal to construct a wind farm in Nantucket Sound to produce cheap, clean energy. Asked why, he said: “That’s where I sail.”

[Semper911]

There’s a time warp here ..

Yes, there certainly is. The caption on the photo below reads, "The yacht Mya discharges oil into Sound after 2002 Figawi Race"

It happened 5 and a half years ago. (Not that he hasn't done it since...)

[ml/nj]

Bilge is certainly something I associate with The Swimmer!

ML/NJ

[mylife]

I, Uh am uh sure Thaht it was residue from er martini glahsses thaht caused the unfortunate shimmer upon the whaters of ahh Hyanisport...

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Dumping oil from a yacht, near people swimming, on the Fourteenth of March, off Cape Cod? Something doesn’t sound right about this story.

[Alice in Wonderland]

[lesser_satan]

From my "Federal Requirements and Safety Tips for Recreational Boats" handbook:

Regulations issued under the Federal Water Pollution Act require all vessels with propul;sion machinery to have a capacity to retain oily mixtures on board and be equipped with a fixed or portable means to discharge these oily mixtures to a reception facility. On recreational vessels, a bucket, oil absorbent pads and heavy duty plastic bag, bailer or portable pump are some suitable means that meet the requirement for retention on board until transferring the oily mixture to a reception facility. No person may intentionally drain oil or oily waste from any source into the bilge of any vessel. You must immediately notify the US Coast Guard if your vessel discharges oil or hazardous substances in the water.

Also:

Vessels 26 feet in length and over must display a placard at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material, fixed in a conspicuous place in the machinery spaces, or at least at the bilge pump control station, stating the following:

"Discharge of Oil Prohibited"

"The Federal Water Pollution Act prohibits the discharge of oil or oily waste upon or into any navigable waters of the US. The prohibition includes any discharge which causes a film or discoloration of the surface of the water or causes a sludge or emulsion beneath the surface of the water. Violators are subject to substantial civil and/ or criminal sanctions including fines and imprisonment."

If I ever saw somebody intentionally dump oil in the water I would beat their ass, BTW.

[Cicero]

I enjoyed the rest of the picture caption: "This photograph was taken from shore when the photographer saw Ted Kennedy (the larger shape in the Hyannisport Yacht Club Launch on right) leaving the yacht Mya while it was discharging oil into Nantucket Sound

[cinives]

What else you can do ? Dawn dish detergent. It works wonders on small oil slicks. Never go anywhere without it. :)

[Cicero]

Well, I use Boat Zoap. But I’m not sure how legal it is. I would never pump out my bilge in front of a Coast Guard patroller. They’re worse than traffic cops.

[Roccus]

According to 33 CFR 155.450

Discharge of Oil Prohibited The Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of oil or oily waste into or upon the navigable waters of the United States, or the waters of the contiguous zone, or which may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States, if such discharge causes a film or discoloration of the surface of the water or causes a sludge or emulsion beneath the surface of the water. Violators are subject to substantial civil penalties and/or criminal sanctions including fines and imprisonment.

[lesser_satan]

We're not talking about small amounts of oil here, we're talking about a slick big enough to be visible from a distance. And I really doubt his boat was in any danger of sinking. He could have left it until he was able to get absorbent mats. That's what anybody else would have to do or they'd get the book thrown at them.

I hope the fat worthless sack of sh!t goes to prison, but I'm sure he'll just throw one of his crew under the bus.

[Dumpster Baby]

[Retired Greyhound]

LOL! Did that ad really run? (I hope so)

[E. Cartman]

Have some perspective, folks. Do you really think a fat, old narcissist like Teddy Kennedy, who'll blithely leave an innocent girl to drown, is going to scruple about polluting the "national treasure" in front of his estate???

Get real.

[Free ThinkerNY]

LOL!! Great ad!

[Fresh Wind]

[Cicero]

Yeah, I hadn’t seen the picture before my first post. A little oil will leave a considerable slick, which is extremely thin, but that does look like a large black mass of goo.

[posterchild]

That would make more sense as the Figawi is held on Memorial Day weekend. Water is still a bit cool for swimming though.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Another liberal hypocrite.

[FormerACLUmember]

Lets be forgiving of Teddy, its soon to be St Paddy's Day (Monday), the most important day of the year for the Kennedys and our nation's fine liver specialists.