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By Kate West & Margot Gibbs
BBC News
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image captionThe Marco Polo was built in the 1960s and was one of the world s last surviving ocean cruise liners
Two UK cruise ships have been scrapped on an Indian beach despite assurances they would continue to be operated.
Ships at the end of their lives are considered hazardous waste and it is illegal to send them to developing countries from the UK.
But months after being sold at auction to buyers outside the UK they were then sold on as scrap for double the price.
As they were set to be used for further trading when they left UK waters, their arrival in India does not break UK law.
Two cruise ships from the UK have been scrapped in India at a site known as the world’s largest “ship graveyard”, despite regulations designed to prevent the practice and serious environmental concerns. It is illegal for developed countries like the UK to send ships for scrapping in developing countries, with the wrecks considered hazardous waste and requiring specialist handling at EU-approved facilities. The two ships identified in a new BBC.