Shipbreaking in Union Bay: Controversy and Environmental Concerns

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12/09/2024
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Deep Water Recovery Faces More Scrutiny Over Shipbreaking Operation at Union Bay

Deep Water Recovery Faces More Scrutiny Over Shipbreaking Operation at Union Bay A shipbreaking operation in Union Bay, British Columbia, is once again under fire after a provincial inspection revealed the company responsible, Deep Water Recovery, is releasing effluents with dangerously high levels of copper and zinc into Baynes Sound. [...]

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20/05/2024
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Shipbreaking in Union Bay: Controversy and Environmental Concerns

Shipbreaking in Union Bay: Controversy and Environmental Concerns A global coalition highlighting shipbreaking’s dangers is calling for an immediate halt to Deep Water Recovery’s (DWR) shipbreaking activities in Union Bay. On January 11, 2022, NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a Belgium-based nonprofit, addressed a letter to various federal, regional, and provincial authorities, [...]