Whistleblowing
Two cases of ‘whistle blowing’. A conflict between the Chief
Engineer and Third Engineer culminated in the dismissal of the
Third Engineer after he was found to be asleep on duty. In a US
port, the agent collected the Third Engineer to take him to the
local airport. Three hours later however, the Third Engineer
returned with the USCG who advised the Captain that the vessel
was to be investigated for alleged dumping at sea. All computers,
hard drives etc were taken ashore for analysis, the oily water
separator dismantled and all garbage bins inspected for paper
evidence. The statement from the sacked Engineer stated that….’
I have suspicions but have not actually seen anything…..’. Not
proven.
