Metals recycler, EMR Group, has secured a
contract with the US Navy to transport, dismantle and scrap its 60,000-ton
decommissioned aircraft carrier, the USS Independence.
The USS Independence is the last of the
Forrestal-class of “supercarriers” and it took its final journey last month.
The 16,000 mile trip to take it from its current location at the Kitsap Naval
Base in Bremerton, Washington, to the recycling yard in Brownsville, Texas, is
expected to take just under three months.
The Brownsville site is a metal recycling
yard operated by International Shipbreaking Ltd., part of the EMR Group. This
will be the third carrier it has taken delivery of, after the arrival of the
decommissioned USS Constellation in January 2015 followed by the retired USS
Ranger (of Top Gun fame) in July 2015.
The carrier is being towed by a tug called
the Dino Chouest and the journey will involve navigating down the west coast of
the US, through the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South America and then
back up the East coast of South America.
Chris Sheppard, chief executive officer of
EMR Group, comments: “We take great pride in having been awarded another US
Navy ship recycling contract. We’ve invested heavily in the International
Shipbreaking Limited facilities to ensure we have the right technologies and
people to complete the scale of specialist maritime recycling contracts in a
safe and environmentally responsible manner.
“Preparations at the Brownsville yard are
nearing completion and the team are ready in anticipation for her arrival. It’s
estimated that the dismantling and recycling of the aircraft carrier will be a
two-year project.”
Source: ciwm-journal.
05 April 2017
http://ciwm-journal.co.uk/emr-wins-contract-recycle-us-navy-aircraft-carrier/
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