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Archived press release

"ghost" ship inquiry to take evidence from friends of the earth

30 October 2003

The environmental lobby group, Friends of the Earth, will today (Fri 31 Nov) appear alongside the Environment Agency and Able UK as part of an inquiry being held by Hartlepool Borough Council (HBC) into the scrapping of the so-called US"Ghost Fleet" in the UK.

Friends of the Earth will be questioning why local people on Teesside have not been consulted and are being forced to take American toxic waste that could be dealt with in the US, as well as asking why there has been no full assessment of the environmental damage dismantling the ships will have on Seal Sands - an internationally important wildlife site of special scientific interest.

The HBC inquiry aims to look at the impact the arrival of the ships will have on:

• the environment
• local economy
• local residents
• the broad image of Hartlepool and the wider region

For further information please contact the Friends of the Earth media team on 020 7566 1649.

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