Controversy Haunts Ghost Ships Scrapping
Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of States Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) for Able UK and its contractors to begin the trans-Atlantic tow of the first four so-called Ghost Ships from Virginia to Teesside for scrapping. Able UK has a £ 16m contract to scrap 13 derelict World War Two vintage military cargo and support vessels from a fleet of approximately 150 such ships anchored on the James River in Virginia.
Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of States Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) for Able UK and its contractors to begin the trans-Atlantic tow of the first four so-called Ghost Ships from Virginia to Teesside for scrapping. Able UK has a £ 16m contract to scrap 13 derelict World War Two vintage military cargo and support vessels from a fleet of approximately 150 such ships anchored on the James River in Virginia.
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