Able UK, Graythorpe, Hartlepool
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Able UK, Graythorpe, Hartlepool
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 Feb 2004
This is the demolition yard of Able UK at Graythorpe near the nuclear power station and the titanium dioxide works. The four ships are from the so-called US "ghost fleet" and are the subject of considerable controversy. They arrived in late 2003 and environmentalists are blocking their demolition.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.633636
Longitude
-1.192857