[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: Former US Naval Annex at Morgan’s Point, Bermuda

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Documentary raises questions about contaminated water at US camp used  
by Bermuda Regiment

By Tim Smith
Royal Gazette (Bermuda)

[While the focus of this article is on training visits to Camp  
Lejeune, NC, it does mention a former U.S. base in Bermuda, one I had  
never heard of before. I find it hard to believe that fuel  
contamination is limited to two acres. - LS]

Bermuda Regiment soldiers' exposure to contaminated water at a United  
States camp was not enough to affect their health, according to the  
commanding officer.

...

The former US Naval Annex at Morgan’s Point is now the subject of a  
proposed $2 billion hotel development, but Government has said it  
will cost $30 to $40 million to clean up pollution left behind by the  
Americans 17 years ago.

Last night, developer Craig Christensen argued the scale of the mess  
is much less than previously claimed.

He said just two out of the site's 248 acres contain pollution,  
including jet fuel which goes 60 feet beneath the surface, and  
thousands of gallons of black oil in Bassett's Cave.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120420/NEWS/704209939

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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