In a vacuum plant for ships for the removal of polluted water, a vacuum pump 18 is connected at the suction side to the upper part of a collecting container 10 in which collecting container a polluted water duct 12 (with an inlet valve 16) opens out. The valve 16 controls the suction of water and air together into the collecting container 10 through the duct 12. The duct 12 debouches near the bottom of the collecting container 10 after arriving there from a higher level. The duct 12 may enter the collecting container 10 above or below the level at which it debouches. IMAGE
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