An old French navy ship called Clemenceau, known as a ship used for aircraft activities, will be recycled after Able UK passes a deadline for this discussed action that will start sooner than expected. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Asbestos Ships’ Category
Aircraft ship dismantled after asbestos discovery
Friday, February 19th, 2010Destroyer Officer in the Second World War – Captain John Marrak
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Capitan John Alexander Marrak was born on February 10 in 1921, in Barnet. He is a respected US Navy veteran, as he joined the US Navy in 1938 as a special entry. At the age of 21 in the year of 1941 he was appointed First Lieutenant (more…)
Saipan amphibious assault ship will be scrapped in Texas
Monday, December 7th, 2009Final destination for the USS Saipan amphibious assault ship has been established to be in Brownsville, Texas. Workers from International Shipbreaking Ltd. (more…)
Asbestos Ship Being Scrapped
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009The amphibious assault ship, known as Saipan is one of the Tarawa-class big –deck gators, has started her last trip to the sea on Wednesday, a trip that will end at the scrap yard. (more…)
Billy Richard Folston Exposed to Asbestos on the Navys’ Ships
Friday, October 16th, 2009Billy Richard Folston, an 84 year old born in Arizona, recently passed away after having to fight one of the most severe types of cancer, mesothelioma. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the United States army and performed the basic training cycle at Fort McArthur in San Pedro, California.
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Mesothelioma Death Due to Asbestos Exposure on Navy Ships
Sunday, September 20th, 2009A columnist writing for Daily Variety, Army Archerd, has died after a long battle against mesothelioma. He was 87 year old at the time of his death.
Archerd was probably exposed to asbestos during his activity in the United States Navy, between the forties and fifties. (more…)
The United States have to recycle old ships with asbestos
Friday, September 11th, 2009The USS Escape was a United States Navy rescue ship built in 1942. The USS Escape served the United States in two wars, the Second World War and the Korean War. This ship also assisted (more…)