Soon, the infamous Exxon Valdez will be no more. The notorious ship became the source of the largest oil tanker spill in U.S. history when it ran aground in Alaska?s Prince William Sound in 1989. Earlier this year, the vessel, which has since been renamed Oriental Nicety, was sold for scrap metal to Priya Blue Industries Pvt., for $16 million.
But in May, the vessel ran into more trouble as India?s Gujarat Maritime Board denied the ship entry into an Indian ship breaking yard after India?s Supreme Court asked the board for reassurance that pollution would not contaminate the soil; the board found that the vessels needed to be decontaminated of hazardous waste before anchoring down on Indian soil.
Now, Bloomberg reports that India?s Supreme Court has reversed that decision. A two-judge team has ruled that the vessel can enter the ship-breaking yard in Alang, on India?s western coast. The judges said that Priya Blue Industries will be responsible for disposing of toxic materials lingering aboard the ship.
The ship will take five months to be broken down, according to Priya Blue?s company founder Sanjay Mehta.
Gopal Krishna, New Delhi-based activist with ToxicsWatch Alliance, called the verdict ?disappointing.? He told Bloomberg that asbestos and heavy metals aboard the vessel pose an environmental threat.
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Source: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/indias-supreme-court-approves-former-exxon-valdez-demolition
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