London. July 15th 2003 - After the memorial was presented to the IMO on monday discussions on whether the UN-organisation would accept this gift started. Greenpeace explained to various people in the IMO, amongst others the Secretary-General Mr. O'Neill, that the memorial symbolizes a source of inspiration and motivation for real solutions to prevent environmental pollution and more accidents.The IMO refused to accept the memorial and in doing so made it clear that it really didn't care about everything the memorial stands for.
Following the decision by the IMO not to accept the memorial the police was instructed to remove it as soon as possible. The first attempt to do so happened undercover of the night and failed. The latest information is that the memorial is still on the doorstep of the IMO. It continues to remind the IMO and its delegates of the pollution caused, and the lives lost as a result of the current lack of regulation on shipbreaking by the IMO.
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