{
  "id": 13800382,
  "title": "Pollution Risk from Overboard Pipes Routed Through Fuel Oil Tanks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pollution-risk-from-overboard-pipes-routed-through-fuel-oil-tanks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-11T21:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/pollution-risk-from-overboard-pipes-routed-through-fuel-oil-tanks-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hellenic Shipping News reports on two additional pollution incidents caused by oil discharge monitoring equipment (ODME) overboard discharge pipes routed through bunker fuel tanks. Despite the isolation measures taken, such as closing the overboard valve and removing a removable spool piece, fuel oil escaped into the sea in both cases. The failure of the ODME piping within the bunker tank, due to corrosion, wastage, or a cracked welded seam, created a direct pollution pathway. The incidents emphasize the risks associated with this arrangement and suggest that ship managers should review their overboard piping systems, particularly those passing through bunker or cargo oil tanks, to prevent potential pollution incidents.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}