Plan for hospital ship questioned (Baltimore Sun)

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Concerns raised over ownership, PCBs, possible illegal breakup</p>

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A former World War II hospital ship that has spent much of its retirement languishing in Baltimore will soon be towed to Greece, under a plan that’s raising legal questions and pollution concerns from a Seattle environmental group.</p>

<p>In a statement set to be released today, the Basel Action Network said it has contacted the U.S. Coast Guard, the Maryland Port Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency with allegations that the Sanctuary contains polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, thought to cause cancer…

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