According to reports in the UK media, Turkish shipbreakers Leyal Ship Dismantling and Recycling Ltd. has offered GBP 2m bid to Ministry of Defence for Historical ship HMS Invincible.
The carrier will be melted into thousands of one metre square blocks of steel and shipped off to other European countries to be used for a variety of new products – from garden chairs to razor blades. The dismantling process is set to take between six to eight months.
HMS Invincible the flagship of the Task Force that recovered the Falkland Islands in 1982 and later served in Bosnia in 1995 and Iraq in 1998 and 1999 has reached her final resting place: a recycling yard in Aliaga, heart of the Turkey
Shipbreaking is a growing industry in Turkey
Leyal’s Dimitri Ayvatoglu said: “More vessels are being offered for recycling. I think people are becoming increasingly aware of their options for green recycling.
Source: MEsteel.com. Turkey.
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