"Toxic ship" cleared for breaking at Indian yard

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AHMEDABAD, India, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Indian experts have given the go ahead
for the scrapping of a controversial cruise liner which environmentalists
say contains toxic material harmful to ship-breakers, officials said on
Wednesday.

Greenpeace and other groups say the 46,000-tonne Norwegian cruise liner Blue
Lady, which anchored in June off the Alang ship-breaking yard in the western
state of Gujarat, contains more than 900 tonnes of asbestos which would put
the health of workers at risk. India's Supreme Court had allowed the ship to
enter Indian waters but put on hold its dismantling, pending a report by an
expert panel on the quantum of toxic wastes on board. Two senior officials,
who requested anonymity, told Reuters the panel has allowed the ship to be
broken. "The Blue Lady will enter Alang," one of them said. "It will be
dismantled soon." Greenpeace confirmed the panel has given the green signal
for the ship to be broken but called the decision "illegal". "We know the
expert panel has found more than 1,000 tonnes of banned pollutants on the
ship," Ramapati Kumar of the group told Reuters. "How can they allow the
ship to be broken? We will expose them." In February, the French government
recalled former aircraft carrier Clemenceau after a lengthy campaign by
Greenpeace, which said the ship carried toxic waste. A Greenpeace report
published in December said thousands of workers in the ship-breaking
industry in countries such as India, China and Pakistan had probably died
over the past two decades in accidents or due to exposure to toxic waste.
(Additional reporting by Palash Kumar in NEW DELHI)

Uh John, the ship is not 'named' the "Blue Lady". Rather that is the
nickname of the SS Norway which was the SS France before that. The SS Norway
has been awaiting clearance from the Indian Gov, (which really could care
less about the environment or health issues, especially for that area or
those workers), to be scrapped.
Jim




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We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing,
John Sisker, SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY®
(714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com



AHMEDABAD, India, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Indian experts have given the go ahead
for the scrapping of a controversial cruise liner which environmentalists
say contains toxic material harmful to ship-breakers, officials said on
Wednesday.

Greenpeace and other groups say the 46,000-tonne Norwegian cruise liner
Blue Lady, which anchored in June off the Alang ship-breaking yard in the
western state of Gujarat, contains more than 900 tonnes of asbestos which
would put the health of workers at risk. India's Supreme Court had allowed
the ship to enter Indian waters but put on hold its dismantling, pending a
report by an expert panel on the quantum of toxic wastes on board. Two
senior officials, who requested anonymity, told Reuters the panel has
allowed the ship to be broken. "The Blue Lady will enter Alang," one of
them said. "It will be dismantled soon." Greenpeace confirmed the panel
has given the green signal for the ship to be broken but called the
decision "illegal". "We know the expert panel has found more than 1,000
tonnes of banned pollutants on the ship," Ramapati Kumar of the group told
Reuters. "How can they allow the ship to be broken? We will expose them."
In February, the French government recalled former aircraft carrier
Clemenceau after a lengthy campaign by Greenpeace, which said the ship
carried toxic waste. A Greenpeace report published in December said
thousands of workers in the ship-breaking industry in countries such as
India, China and Pakistan had probably died over the past two decades in
accidents or due to exposure to toxic waste. (Additional reporting by
Palash Kumar in NEW DELHI)

On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:18:28 -0400, "jim"
wrote:

Uh John, the ship is not 'named' the "Blue Lady". Rather that is the
nickname of the SS Norway which was the SS France before that.

Hi Everyone,

As is often the case, Jimmy is mistaken. As a clarification, "Blue
Lady" is the official name of the Norway at this time. "Blue Lady" is
the name used in all of the India court documents and registered
officially. My original post on 8/2 linked to the India news article
confirms this.

Best regards,
Ray
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Thus spake Ray Goldenberg :

On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:18:28 -0400, "jim"
wrote:

Uh John, the ship is not 'named' the "Blue Lady". Rather that is the
nickname of the SS Norway which was the SS France before that.

Hi Everyone,

As is often the case, Jimmy is mistaken. As a clarification, "Blue
Lady" is the official name of the Norway at this time. "Blue Lady" is
the name used in all of the India court documents and registered
officially. My original post on 8/2 linked to the India news article
confirms this.

The France was renamed the Norway when it was purchased by NCL (or, I
believe, the predecessor by name) and then renamed the Blue Lady when
NCL/Star sold it.

--
dillon

How much power does it take to run a server farm?
A googlewatt.

In any case, it is now going to be called SS Gillette Razor.

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Gallows humor. Wouldn’t SS Gillette Razor Blades be more accurate. I
haven’t seen a steel Gillette razor in years.
NWLB wrote:
In any case, it is now going to be called SS Gillette Razor.

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