2004

NZ5226 : Able UK, Graythorpe, Hartlepool

taken 20 years ago, 3 km from Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, England

Able UK, Graythorpe, Hartlepool
Able UK, Graythorpe, Hartlepool
This is the demolition yard of Able UK at Graythorpe near the nuclear power station and the titanium dioxide works.
The four ships are from the so-called US "ghost fleet" and are the subject of considerable controversy. They arrived in late 2003 and environmentalists are blocking their demolition.

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Category: Scrapyard
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Caloosahatchee [4] · Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station [3] · Ships [3] · Yard [2] ·
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NZ5226, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 February, 2004   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 January, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 522 268 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.0181N 1:11.5714W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 520 273
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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