30th May 2003 - Greenpeace activists stamped the special shipbreaking
warning sign on the 31-year old containership MSC Insa in the Belgian
harbour of Antwerp. Greenpeace calls on the Mediteranean Shipping Company
(MSC) to guarantee that soon-to-be-scrapped ships like MSC Insa will be
decontaminated before they end up on Asian shipbreakingyards. It is the
first time Greenpeace marks a seagoing vessel, after stamping warning
signs on ships that were already sold for scrap.
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) claims to have the second largest
fleet of containerships, owning or operating 210 vessels. Several MSC
ships already ended their sailing life on the beaches of Alang, India.
Last February MSC Rita left Antwerp harbour to set sail for Alang, even
though MSC denied the ship was on its final voyage. MSC has so far refused
to talk with Greenpeace or change its scrapping policy by signing a Statement
of Intention. MSC Insa has been added to the Greenpeace list of ships.
Remarkable ships Pacific Princess ('Love Boat') is on the Greenpeace list. More remarkable ships...
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