[CPEO-MEF] Campaigners win 'ghost ships' ruling

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Campaigners win 'ghost ships' ruling
8th December 2003

High Court judge has ruled that the licence modification allowing ships
from the so-called US "ghost fleet" to be broken up in the UK "cannot
stand".

The decision was a victory for Friends of the Earth (FoE) which is
battling to stop the "toxic" ships from being dismantled by Able UK on
Teesside.

The waste management licence modification was granted to Able by the
Environment Agency, but at the High Court in London the agency agreed
with FoE that its decision was fatally flawed. Mr Justice Sullivan said:
"This defendant (the Environment Agency) is correct to concede its
decision cannot stand."

FoE said earlier that if it was successful Able UK would have to apply
for a new licence, which will involve a full environmental assessment,
if the company wants to dispose of the ships.

David Wolfe, appearing for FoE, said earlier that there were now four US
navy ships at Hartlepool covered by an injunction that no work be
carried out until the legal position has been clarified.

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