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Brazilian Navy says it will sink ‘ghost’ aircraft carrier at high sea
A decommissioned aircraft carrier from the 1960s that has been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in waters ...
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Brazil sinks rusting old aircraft carrier in the Atlantic
Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian Navy said, despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ...
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Brazil Says It’s Started Sinking an Old Warship, Hazardous Material and All (Published 2023) - The New York Times
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Navy said on Friday evening it had begun an operation to sink the decommissioned aircraft carrier São Paulo, packed with an undetermined amount of asbestos and ...
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Brazil sinks rusting aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite pollution concerns
Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian navy said, despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ...
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Brazil sinks aircraft carrier carrying asbestos, other toxins
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s navy said Friday night that it had carried out a “planned and controlled” operation to sink a decommissioned aircraft carrier nearly 220 miles off its coast ...
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A Proud Ship Turned Into a Giant Recycling Problem. So Brazil Plans to Sink It. (Published 2023) - The New York Times
The old aircraft carrier, once the navy’s flagship, is packed with asbestos. No country, including Brazil, will let it dock to be dismantled. By Manuela Andreoni RIO DE JANEIRO — A ...
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Brazil Set to Sink 'Toxic' Aircraft Carrier at Sea Despite Environmental Concerns - Common Dreams
The former flagship of Brazil's navy—an ex-French aircraft carrier built in the late 1950s that environmentalists estimate contains hundreds of tons of highly carcinogenic chemicals—will be scuttled ...
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SAS to buy 55 planes from Brazil's Embraer for $3.95 bn
Scandinavian carrier SAS said Tuesday that it would buy up to 55 aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer for 25 billion ...
What Are The Different Types Of Aircraft Carriers? (And Which Ones Does The US Navy Have?)
While aircraft carriers may seem purpose built for one mission - launching aircraft while at sea - there are actually a ...
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Brazil sinks aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite pollution risk
Brazil has sunk a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean despite concerns expressed by environmental groups that the ageing warship was packed with toxic materials.. The “planned ...
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Brazilian Navy says it will sink ‘ghost’ aircraft carrier at high sea | CNN - CNN International
A decommissioned aircraft carrier from the 1960s that has been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in waters ...