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Nature 429, 800-802 (24 June 2004) | doi:10.1038/429800a
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Ship scrapping: Breaking up is hard to do
Duncan Graham-Rowe1
- Duncan Graham-Rowe is a freelance writer based in Brighton, UK.
Abstract
Single-hulled ships are being rushed to the scrapyard in the wake of oil spills such as that of the Prestige. But will breaking them up cause environmental havoc too? Duncan Graham-Rowe finds out.
In November 2002, the Prestige oil tanker hit rough weather off the coast of Spain. The ship was badly damaged, the crew air-lifted to safety, and the vessel was led out to sea.
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