Thursday, August 03, 2006

Turkish fisheries to fight asbestos ship

"Turkish fisheries to fight asbestos ship
Aug 3, 2006, 6:18 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (UPI) -- Turkey`s fishing industry will appeal to the nation`s highest court in Ankara to reverse a decision letting an asbestos-covered ship into Turkish waters.

The Marmara Union of Fisheries Cooperatives and Nature Warriors environmentalist group say the asbestos-covered Mexican ship Otopan -- due to be towed into the port of Izmir on the Aegean Sea from the Netherlands -- will harm Turkey`s fishing industry, Turkey`s Zaman newspaper reports."

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