The Italy-flagged ferry Moby Drea, once cleared by Italian authorities for refurbishment in Croatia, has re-emerged as a controversial dismantling case after protests from Croatian civil society organizations exposed its heavy asbestos contamination, raising questions over regulatory oversight and the vessel’s true fate.
As informed, news that a fifty-year-old Italian ferry was bound for Croatia in the summer of 2025 was poorly received by those living in the Brodosplit shipyard area. Information released by the vessel’s owners revealed that the unit was being sent from Genoa, Italy, to Split, Croatia, to be refitted before being scrapped at a different facility in another country.