Greenpeace files complaint against Euronav concerning
oil tanker Flandre
Luxemburg, 7th march 2002 - Greenpeace has filed a complaint against the administrators of Euronav to the state prosecutor in Luxembourg about a violation of the Basel Convention. Euronav Luxembourg has sold the oil tanker Flandre (built 1977) at the end of January to Bangladeshi breakers. The Flandre has recently arrived in Bangladesh. The tanker contains hazardous substances such as asbestos, toxic paint and PCBs. Export from the OECD to non-OECD countries of steel waste containing such substances is prohibited under the 1995 Basel Ban.
Greenpeace has asked the Luxembourg owner several times in the last two months to ensure that the Flandre will be decontaminated before export to Bangladesh. To date, Greenpeace has not received any answer from the company. Greenpeace assumes that no measures were taken by the Luxembourg company to prevent environmental pollution and human injuries at the beach in Bangladesh.
Euronav is owned 100% by CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge). CMB has transferred all their oil tankers to Luxembourg a couple of years ago because of tax reasons.
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