The ship could discharge all 14,000 long tons of her cargo in 48 hours.

Turritopsis is believed to be spreading across the world as ships are discharging ballast water in ports.

The ship then discharged all her cargo and ammunition in preparation for deactivation.

These ships discharged their cargo at the fish factory quays.

As she herself had just proven, no single ship could discharge them.

As the war ended, the ship embarked occupation troops and discharged them at Tokyo on 15 September.

Under current federal and international laws, ships can discharge gray water anywhere.

The requirement that ships discharge their waste in port follows the same elementary logic.

The answer seems to me to be that ships discharge, rather then attracts lightning.

This article describes the several types of waste streams that cruise ships may discharge and emit.