The ship weighs 51,000 metric tonnes
That is 111,000,000 pounds. Yes, One hundred and eleven millions pounds.
Pressing 1/2 way around the world on a 10 year old diesel engine.
Quick summary:
15,694 Nautical Miles
111,000,000 pounds of steel
The recycled metal builds India’s communities.
The profits go to Canada.
The Pollution of the trucking from Canada to Bellingham, the pollution created while the pile is at the Waterfront, then the pollution and CO2 footprint shipping to India, degrades any possibility that this is a Green activity.
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