When Marine Atlantic sold The Joseph and Clara
Smallwood and The Caribou were sold to two separate companies some years ago, a
condition of the sales included a commitment that if a buyer decide to recycle
the vessels, it would be done at a yard with green recycling facilities.
It is being revealed that both boats are now in Alang , India ,
at one of most infamous shipbreaking facilities in the world.
According the United Nations Human Rights Council,
209 workers were killed in accidents in Alang between 1996 and 2003.
A shipbreakers watchdog group in New Delhi , India ,
told CBC News Tuesday that at least 27 workers have been killed this year in
Alang.
Source: TheIndependent.ca. 2 November 2011
http://theindependent.ca/2011/11/02/upset-over-disposal-of-old-newfoundland-ferries/
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