Thursday, February 16, 2006

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Dhaka bans 'toxic' French liner

Ron says... Look at this.. Oregon did escape a terible natural disaster.. The rest of the world is awakening to this problem now.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Dhaka bans 'toxic' French liner: "

Dhaka bans 'toxic' French liner
SS Norway, French ocean-liner
Greenpeace has SS Norway on its 50 toxic vessels list
Bangladesh says it has imposed a ban on SS Norway, an asbestos-lined French ocean-liner, from being broken in its ship-breaking yards.

Environment Minister Tariqul Islam made the decision after a meeting with officials and environment groups.

The ban comes a day after France ordered another asbestos-lined carrier, Clemenceau, to return from its journey to a ship-breaking yard in India."

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