What happens after a retention letter is issued to a vessel captain?
The letter specifically informs the captain which tanks fail to comply. It also notifies the captain of the possible consequences of discharging non-compliant ballast water into the Great Lakes. Those consequences include civil or criminal penalties. Once the Coast Guard has issued a ballast water retention letter, the vessel’s Great Lakes voyage will be followed. The vessel will be boarded again by the Coast Guard, and the ballast water will be re-tested and compared to the original results. Provided the salinities and capacities are the same, no further Coast Guard action will be taken. No vessel operator has ever violated a Coast Guard ballast water retention letter.
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