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To: LindyBill who wrote (10952)	10/7/2003 1:51:00 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) of 793718

50-year-old contaminated ships set sail for Britain guardian.co.uk [The environmentalists have not helped here imho. These vessels are now travelling at a time of year when the worst Atlantic weather can be expected. A month or two ago would have been safer. The UK is being battered with some impressive gales just now. I wonder how many wrecks are at the bottom of the Atlantic anyway? I would be more concerned about the guys who will be sailing them] Press Association Tuesday October 7, 2003 The Guardian Two of the toxic "ghost fleet" of former US navy ships have set sail for Britain following the failure last week of an 11th-hour court action to prevent all 13 leaving dock in Virginia, bound for Teesside. The oil tankers Canisteo and Caloosahatchee left on a three-week voyage under tow from an ocean-going tug to the Able UK yard in Hartlepool, where they will be scrapped. Two more vessels have been given clearance to leave at any time. Another nine are being held in port while a court battle between the US maritime administration and American environmental groups goes on in Washington. Campaigners claim that the ships could break up during the journey, causing an environmental catastrophe. Friends of the Earth said it would seek a judicial review in the high court in London this week into the decision by the environment agency to extend Able UK's waste management licence to encompass all 13 ships. The group's director, Tony Juniper, said: "Unless the agency revokes or justifies its decision, we will seek judicial review. The vessels are up to 50 years old and contami nated with chemicals including asbestos and heavy diesel. Despite the objections, Able UK has stated that they are safe to make the journey, a claim supported by US authorities and the agency. The contract is worth £16m and will create around 200 jobs.

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