Exxon Valdez Allowed Entry Into India Shipbreaking Yard
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India’s Supreme Court ruled that the ship that spilt millions of gallons of oil in waters off Alaska in 1989 can be recycled in the nation’s biggest scrapyard in a defeat for an environmentalist.
A two-judge team headed by Altamas Kabir said the Oriental Nicety, formerly known as the Exxon Valdez, may enter the yard in Alang, on India’s western coast, following a May decision by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board that denied the ship entry. The judges said the ship’s owner or its agent will be responsible for disposing any toxic material found in the ship.