Steve EasterbrookSep 2, 2023
Hey, Vancouverites - are there normally loads of container ships parked to the west of Stanley Park, spoiling the view?
Show threadSteve EasterbrookSep 2, 2023
...And more importantly, why is one of them called "Climate Respect"?? Does someone take a perverse joy in this kind of thing?
#ClimateCrisis
Show threadSteve Easterbrook
It gets worse. Apparently "Climate Respect" has sister ships called "Climate Pledge", "Climate Ethics", and "Climate Justice". They're bulk carriers used, amongst other things, for carrying coal.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9932737
#ClimateCrisis
CLIMATE RESPECT, Bulk Carrier - Details and current position - IMO 9932737 - VesselFinder

Vessel CLIMATE RESPECT (IMO: 9932737, MMSI: 210470000) is a Bulk Carrier built in 2022 and currently sailing under the flag of Cyprus.

Sep 2, 2023 at 2:12amWeb
Show threadSteve EasterbrookSep 2, 2023
Okay, so a little digging shows that all four ships were built in the last two years, and the owner, Safe Bulkers Inc, is proud they are built to "the highest environmental standards". In this case that means International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) phase 3, which requires ships built in April 2022 or later be "at least 50% less carbon intensive than the baseline". That's a long way from zero emissions, but I guess better than all older ships...
Show threadBensGreenGamingAcSep 2, 2023
@steve Let me guess, in their end-of-year report they’ll say they invested $40 Million(or whatever) in Climate Justice and Climate Pledge and somebody will report that with a straight face, out of context.
Show threadCindySep 2, 2023

@steve

Uh... That could feel like a visceral slap in the face to environmentally- conscious Vancouverites😒​ Particularly when there's a government "pledge" to reduce coal...

Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 2, 2023

@steve Pretty shure Elonisacunt would also be accepted and some rich Wanker propably named their boat Greta Flatline or Thunberg Gone...

Because unlike the IMO hull number the names are changeable to whatever the classification board accepts it to be...

https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110996512158758152

Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] because they can name them whatever the f**k they want them to name as long as the regstering board accepts the application.

Mastodon 🐘
Show threadDale SteeleSep 2, 2023
@steve Ugh! Does false advertising get any worse? #climate