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BBC News By Kate West & Margot Gibbs BBC News image copyrightVIRAMDEVSINH GOHIL 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. ....
How did these British cruise ships end up on the scrap heap in India? Their cruse line was a high-profile victim of coronavirus in 2020 but the vessels were intended to continue in a seaborne hospitality role 3 March 2021 • 5:18am Cruise ship Marco Polo off the coast of Falmouth last year before it made its final voyage Credit: HUGH R HASTINGS/GETTY Last summer the cruise industry began downsizing on an unprecedented scale in an attempt to stem declining revenues from fleets languishing in ports and anchorages around the world. A recent investigation by the BBC’s File on 4 programme has revealed that when it comes to scrapping a cruise ship, codes of conduct and protocols lie deep in murky waters. With opportunities to enhance their value, virtually overnight, the routes the ships take on their way to the scrapyard are worthy of an episode of Only Fools and Horses. ....
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