Posts Tagged "démolition"

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Simon, from North Lincolnshire, UK, has identified the mystery-ship Hassan 1 beached for demolition in Pakistan (Cf Ship-breaking # 37, p 27): she is actually the ex-Chariot Bulker, a bulk carrier built in 1977 in Japan.

Hassan 1 is no longer a mystery. She is no stranger either. In 1999, her name was Maria K. On December 10th, 1999, she left the port of Saint-Nazaire (France) bound for England. She came back to Saint-Nazaire the day after due to bad weather conditions and was anchored there. She then dragged her anchor, was not loaded and represented a hazard and a pollution risk in case she hit the sea bottom. A pilot boat was supporting her, a harbor tug from the port of Saint-Nazaire, the Saint-Denis, was ready to take action.

Subject : towage of the Costa Concordia

Robin des Bois welcomes the achievement of operation Concordia. The NGO believes that is possible to tow the wreck with minimal risks. The final destination which was ultimately decided by the Prime Minister of Italy Mr. Matteo Renzi reinforces Robin des Bois’ positive assessment. Genoa was once an important ship-breaking yard for vessels at the end of their life and was, amongst all the options evoked over the last year, the most logical option with the best safeguards for a positive end to the demolition of the Concordia.

Subject : towage of the Costa Concordia

Robin des Bois welcomes the achievement of operation Concordia. The NGO believes that is possible to tow the wreck with minimal risks. The final destination which was ultimately decided by the Prime Minister of Italy Mr. Matteo Renzi reinforces Robin des Bois’ positive assessment. Genoa was once an important ship-breaking yard for vessels at the end of their life and was, amongst all the options evoked over the last year, the most logical option with the best safeguards for a positive end to the demolition of the Concordia.

The 9th commitment of the “Grenelle de la Mer” (Seas Summit, environmental roundtables about the sea and the coastline in France in 2009) regarding the development of a local end-of-life ship scrapping and recycling process struggles to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Yet it was specified that this commitment, which is supported by the current Ministry of Transport, covered overseas territories. According to converging information that is still confidential, the prefect of Martinique is about to order the immersion of Cosette IMO 6617025, a 99-meter long roll-on roll-off cargo ship abandoned 4 years ago at Fort-de-France. The same drastic operation, which is illegal with regard to the international commitments of France, could also happen to Lady Grace II, which is a 48-meter long coaster, unclaimed, that has also remained in Fort-de-France since October 2008, whereas her location favors, or rather requires, her destruction in situ.