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15 May 2006

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Reuters

India's Supreme Court Refuses to Stop "Toxic" Ship

Greenpeace and other groups say the 46,000-tonne Blue Lady contains more than 900 tonnes of asbestos and is sailing for Alang in the western state of Gujarat to be scrapped. Indian yards lack the modern technology to safely handle such waste, putting the health of workers at risk, activists say. The [Supreme] court...referred the matter to an expert panel appointed by it earlier this year to look into the working conditions at Alang, home to scores of family-run shipbreakers... The Blue Lady...was owned by Malaysia's Star Cruises Ltd when a boiler room explosion killed seven of its crew in May 2003.