For the first time, Britain’s Environment Agency has prevented an ocean-going vessel leaving home waters, to be scrapped overseas. There are suspicions that the tanker might be heading outside the European Union, or to a non-OECD state such as India or Bangladesh. These two countries are notorious as a destination for vessels contaminated with asbestos and toxic metals.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9456.