Toxic Ship

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  Toxic Gas Leak In Jordan Leaves 13 Dead And Hundreds Injured

  A crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship in Jordan's port of Aqaba on Monday dropped one of them, causing a huge explosion of toxic yellow smoke that reportedly killed 13 people and injured more than 250.

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  Cargo Ship Fire "Stabilized", Spewed Toxic Gas Off Canada's Pacific Coast

  A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.

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  2 Die On Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya After Gas Leak

  An Indian Navy sailor and a civilian have died on board the Russian-made aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya after a toxic gas leak from the sewage treatment plant.

• Ship Carrying Syria Weapons Arrives in Italy

  Danish ship carrying hundreds of tons of Syrian chemical weapons steamed into the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro on Wednesday for a rendezvous with a US cargo vessel that will destroy the toxic material.

• Australia's Orica Plans to Ship Toxic Waste to France

  Australian chemicals firm Orica said Tuesday it has applied to ship a vast stockpile of toxic waste to France in a bid to end a long-running saga over how to dispose of it.

• Syria has shipped out less than five per cent of chemical weapons

  Syria has given up less than five percent of its chemical weapons arsenal and will miss next week's deadline to send all toxic agents abroad for destruction, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

• Italian cruise Costa Concordia wreck lifts off rocks in record salvage

  Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship began emerging from its watery grave today in an unprecedented salvage operation that could create a toxic spill.

• India allows Exxon Valdez dismantling but with conditions

  The Supreme Court has allowed Exxon Valdez, which caused one of the worst US oil spills, to be dismantled in the country but required the owner to pay for disposal of any toxic materials found on the ship.

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  It's official: Platinum II ship is toxic

  A team of experts that probed complaints of high levels of toxic material in a US ship anchored off Alang port in Gujarat has said the vessel contains these substances.

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  Panel gives clean chit to 'toxic' ship at Alang

  The Central probe team which inspected the controversial US ship Platinum-II anchored at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat has given a clean chit to it.

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  US ship anchored in Gujarat is not leaking

  The central team inspecting the ship allegedly carrying radioactive substance near Alang coast ruled out any leakage in the vessel as alleged by its owner.

• Toxic cargo, damaged ship leads to new worries

  A central team is in Gujarat to inspect the Platinum-II, the ship carrying toxic waste grounded off the coast of Alang.

• It's Gujarat vs Centre over 'toxic' ship

  A ship of Indian ownership is being held off the Gujarat coast. Activists say it contains hazardous radioactive material.

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  Ship from US not toxic, says Gujarat

  Platinum 11, a Luxury Liner is likely to be dismantled at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat, after all.