Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Action-against-Toxic-Cargo-Ship-in-Turkey-27MZIFR65G7.htmlConceptually similarAction against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP0ERFCompleted★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP052SCompleted★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP0Q91Completed★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP08Y4Completed★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP0MSRCompleted★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP0W6BCompleted★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP01CY8Completed★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP05OVCompleted★★★★Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGP0TPHCompleted★★★★View AllGP08E8Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGreenpeace intercepted a European cargo vessel as it illegally attempted to enter a Turkish shipbreaking yard with dangerous toxic waste on board. The vessel "Sea Beirut" was towed from France to be scapped at Aliaga, one of Turkey's notorious ship breaking yards with asbestos still on board. Six Greenpeace activists climbed onto the ship and demanded that it returns to France. Climbers hung a banner reading "Stop Toxic Ship Trade" and displayed a toxic logo of a skull and cross bones to warn that the ship contained dangerous toxic waste. In the image, general view of the shipyard where the European cargo vessel was heading to. In the center of the image a truck and some workers and cranes.Locations:Aliaga-Baltic States-HeybeliadaDate:4 May, 2002Credit:© Greenpeace / Andrea GuermaniMaximum size:1648px X 2464pxKeywords:Day-Greenpeace ships-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Shipwrecks-Toxics (campaign title)-TrucksShoot:Action against Toxic Cargo Ship in TurkeyGreenpeace intercepts a European cargo vessel as it illegally attempts to enter a Turkish ship-breaking yard with dangerous toxic waste on board. The vessel "Sea Beirut" was towed from France to be scrapped at Aliaga, one of Turkey's notorious ship breaking yards with asbestos still on board. Six Greenpeace activists climb onto the ship and demand that it returns to France. Climbers hang a banner reading "Stop Toxic Ship Trade" and display a toxic logo of a skull and cross bones to warn that the ship contains dangerous toxic waste.
