[CPEO-MEF] U.S.S. Ronald Reagan in Australian waters

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

US Navy sorry about dumped rubbish

Cameron Atfield, Patrick Watson and Jason Gregory
Brisbane Courier Mail (Queensland, Australia)
January 31, 2006

THE captain of the US aircraft carrier that dumped rubbish across 
Queensland's southern waters has issued a written apology.

Seven bags of rubbish from the giant warship have now been found along 
the coastline and environmentalists are alarmed about chemical 
contamination from a $42 million fighter plane from the ship which 
crashed in to the ocean on Saturday.

USS Ronald Reagan commanding officer Captain Terry B. Kraft said both he 
and his crew took the rubbish incident very seriously.

He said they had extensive procedures in place to protect the 
environment and that plastics were usually held onboard the ship and 
disposed of ashore.

...

For the entire articles, see
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17991917%255E3102,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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