Late reports

3.10, Clemenceau ruling

UK: Able UK, the Hartlepool ship dismantler, welcomed a court ruling which clears the way for it to break up Clemenceau, the former French aircraft carrier, at its Teesside environmental reclamation and recycling centre. The High Court rejected a legal challenge by the Public Interest Lawyers organisation, acting on behalf of an individual, against the Health and Safety Executive’s decision to grant Able an exemption certificate allowing the import of asbestos contaminated materials on the Clemenceau. The vessel, whose proposed dismantling in India caused international controversy, is currently berthed in Brest. Able UK started making arrangements to move the vessel to Teesside in November.