The world's beaches are in trouble!

Shipbreaking takes place in poor countries, where once pretty beaches in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey are turned into ship graveyards. However, old ships contain hazardous substances such as asbestos, lead paint and PCBs, which are released into the environment. The Rainbow Warrior is in India to visit the shipbreaking yards. Evedien from the Netherlands is on board....
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November 15, 2003

Movement in Europe

Clemenceau_125.jpg At the same time that we are here on the Rainbow Warrior in India, there seems to be some movement on our issue in Europe. The UK is refusing the old and rusty US Navy Vessels and is investigating how it can send them back to the US.

France also yesterday had to call back it's big "End of Life" Aircraft carrier. The Clemenceau (see picture), with all its hazardous material still on board, was trying to escape to Turkey and then to Asia without being decontaminated first. Today the Clemenceau, once the glory of France, is on it's way back to a French harbor with it's tail between it's legs. Turkey and Greece have officially refused entry to the rusty ship. The French Government is now looking at a full decontamination in France before selling it for scrap again. Great!

Posted by at November 15, 2003 03:49 PM
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