[CPEO-MEF] U.S. "ghost ships" in England

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Dock row threatens 'ghost ships'

By Luke Walton
BBC News
July 13, 2005

The company behind plans to scrap former US naval warships on Teesside 
says it may move the work elsewhere in Europe because of a planning row.

Four so-called ghost ships - some up to 60 years old - were brought to a 
site near Hartlepool, in the autumn of 2003.

But a bid to build a dry dock so they can be dismantled safely has so 
far failed to get planning permission.

Now Able UK has warned the ships could be moved elsewhere if there are 
further delays in the planning process.

Environmental groups are worried that the ships could cause pollution.

...

For the entire story, see
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/4678175.stm
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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