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June 18, 2007 · about 19 years ago

Company wins ‘ghost ship’ battle

The scrapping of so-called ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside looks likely to go ahead, after a u-turn by council bosses. Able UK won a controversial contract with the US government to dismantle up to 13 vessels at its Hartlepool yard, and four ships arrived in late 2003.

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The scrapping of so-called ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside looks likely to go ahead, after a u-turn by council bosses. Able UK won a controversial contract with the US government to dismantle up to 13 vessels at its Hartlepool yard, and four ships arrived in late 2003.

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