A ship suspected of carrying a large amount of hazardous waste has docked at Albania’s main port, where prosecutors have ordered that its contents be tested. Officials say the Turkish-flagged ship was kept at an anchorage away from the port of Durres until authorities found a spot out of the port to store the containers.
TIRANA, Albania — A ship suspected of carrying a large amount of hazardous waste docked Friday at Albania ’s main port, where prosecutors have ordered that its contents be tested.
The Seattle-based non-government organization Basel Action Network, or BAN, which focuses on environmental issues, flagged the ship to authorities in August after receiving information from a whistleblower that the containers on board are suspected to be carrying an estimated 2,100 tons of toxic dust from pollution control filters from the steel industry.
BAN has called on authorities to have a public opening and sampling of the containers to ensure transparency.
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