ANNEX 1
SUPPLEMENTARY EVIDENCE
ABLE UK AND US SHIP DISMANTLING AND RECOVERY
CONTENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS
1. The types of contaminants on the US ships
are typical of those seen on others of similar vintage built up
to the early 1970s. They contain hazardous components such as
asbestos and PCBs. The breakdown by vessel is;
| Hazard Number
| N/A | H6.1 | H12
| H12H3 | H3 | H3
| H3 | N/A | N/A
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| Ship Name | Iron & Steel
| Industrial Waste | Asbestos
| CFC Containers | Oily Water
| Heavy Fuel | Diesel Oil
| Lube Oil | Construction
| Dimensions |
| Tonnes | Tonnes
| Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes
| Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes
| N/A | metres |
| Canisteo | 10,723.00 | 322
| 55 | 0.01 | 4086
| - | 1.5 | 32.4
| Steel | 196 x 22 |
| Caloosahatchee | 10,300.00 |
309 | 55 | 0.01 |
4898 | - | - | 1.5
| Steel | 196 x 22 |
| Canopus | 12,000.00 | 360
| 273 | 0.01 | 1480
| - | 218 | 0 |
Steel | 196 x 22 |
| Compass Island | 14,170.00 |
425 | 273 | 0.01 |
449 | - | 186.1 |
15 | Steel | 171 x 23
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Notes:
a. The vessels are empty structures, with only residual internal
materials/fittings remaining.
b. Those 'hazardous' materials remaining on board are largely
integral to the fabric of the vessels.
a. Asbestos is mainly used for fireproof walls and ceiling
panels and to insulate.
b. Industrial Waste includes Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB),
a group of chemicals historically used in solid form in cable
insulation, rubber and felt gaskets, thermal insulation including
fibreglass, felt, foam, adhesives and tapes, oil-based paint and
caulking. The US gave an undertaking to remove all equipment
containing liquid PCBs and dispose of it in the US prior to departure.
Equipment on board that could contain elements of PCBs in solid
form includes cable insulation, rubber and felt gaskets, thermal
insulation including fibreglass, felt, foam, adhesives and tapes,
oil-based paint and caulking.
c. Other wastes on board include oily water, both bilge and
ballast water. Ballast is necessary to enable the ships to sail
and sit at the correct level in the water. No heavy fuels are
on board. Lubricating oils and CFCs which are used mainly in fire
suppression systems, comprise less than 0.01% of other listed
substances. Overall, around 95% by weight of the vessels comprise
metals, mainly iron and steel, which will be recovered for re-use.
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