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You will be contacted by a Mesothelioma Web co-ordinator who will be available to discuss questions you might have.</p> </div> <div id="maintxt" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-9"> <p class="pull-left visible-xs"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="offcanvas">Show Nav <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-hamburger"></span> </button></p> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="15%" valign="middle">  <h3>NEWS</h3>  </td> <td width="70%"> <p align="center"><img src="https://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/images/mesoweb3.gif" alt="Mesothelioma Web logo" width="325" height="60" /></p> </td> <td width="15%"> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </table>  <h1 align="center">Oregon Considers New Shipbreaking Laws</h1> <p>Two concerned coastal lawmakers are trying to pass legislation that would make Oregon the first state to mandate shipbreaking be done in fully contained dry docks. </p> <p> Dry docks are more environmentally friendly as less toxic material escapes their boundaries. Last year a Virginia company tried to find a site in Oregon to open a "Ghost Fleet" dismantling center for aging US Government vessels. Concerned citizens and officials quickly reacted to the plan and it has since been rescinded. </p> <p>Older vessels are often loaded with lead, asbestos, PCBs, and chrome based paint. Water in the ballast of the ships can also contain foreign aquatic species that can cause problems for coastal ecosystems. </p> <p>The proposed bill would require any ship dismantling to occur on dry docks (also known as graving docks) where ships sit above dry ground and any contaminants can easily be contained. </p> <p> There are an estimated 150+ aging government vessels currently in the U.S. Reserve Fleet according to the U.S. Maritime Administration. These ships have to be dismantled domestically because of a law banning the export of hazardous chemicals. </p> <p>Currently 8 companies located on the Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico are actively dismantling these ships which are anchored in California, Texas, and Virginia. None of these companies work in dry docks which alarms some environmental groups. California is the only other state with "dry dock" laws because strict environmental regulations make dry docks the only option for ship recycling. </p> <p> Once common in the United States, shipbreaking has dried up due to lower costs and fewer regulations in other countries. A number of these international shipyards including the notorious Alang facility claim hundreds of lives and cause detrimental environmental affects because of poor worker protection and exposure to hazardous chemicals. </p> <h1 align="left"> </h1> <p> </p> <p> </p>  <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <footer> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 copyright"> <p>© Copyright 1998 - 2016</p> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div>   <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="js/custom.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript">  </script> </body> </html>