September 18th 2008 , IC Liverpool reported that the first warship to be recycled in the UK for more than a decade doccked in Liverpool.
HMS Intrepid, a Royal navy ship which saw service in the Falklands sailed Canada Graving Dock, where it will be dismantles over the next five months.
Ninety five percent of the material on board will be recycled though the union UNITE expressed concerns about safety conditions and the presence of asbestos on board.
It is hoped that this will be the first of many such projects at the Liverpool facility and that many more ships will be broken up responsibly. The Royal Navy has disposed of the waste on board apart from a small amount of asbestos which remains within the frame of the ship and which the yard can handle.
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http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=hms-intrepid-final-voyage-to-be-recycled-in-liverpool&method=full&objectid=21846498&siteid=50061-name_page.html
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