‘Death Ship’ departs Tallinn, leaves behind toxic waste

Oct 18, 2006
By Joel Alas

TALLINN - Nearly a month after the Probo Koala arrived, the controversial tanker has finally departed Estonia, leaving behind nearly 600 cubic meters of toxic slop. Estonian authorities allowed the tanker to unload its deadly cargo, which was found to be a diluted load of the same noxious waste that was dumped in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. After initially rejecting the Probo Koala’s request to unload waste, authorities said they eventually gave in to prevent the ship from taking to another po ...

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