BRASILIA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A decommissioned 1960’s aircraft carrier 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 under Brazil’s jurisdiction, the Brazilian Navy said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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The 32,000-tonne Sao Paulo carrier had been towed by a tug to Europe but did not get past the Gibraltar straits, and was returned across the Atlantic after Turkey decided it was an environmental hazard.<\/p>\n
The Navy said in a statement that the ship is taking on water and is at risk of sinking, n E<\/a> so it has not been allowed to dock at Brazilian ports.<\/p>\n Despite a request by Environment Minister Marina Silva not to sink the carrier, the Navy said it had no choice but to scuttle the ship in water about 5,000 meters (2,700 fathoms) deep 350 kilometers (217. If you cherished this article and also you would like to receive more info pertaining to eV<\/a> generously<\/a> visit our own internet site. 48 miles) off-shore within Brazil’s exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n The site is far from environmental protection areas and free of undersea communication cables, eV<\/a> the Navy statement said.<\/p>\n “Given its deteriorating floating condition and the inevitability of uncontrolled sinking, there is no other option but to jettison the hull and sink it in a planned way,” it said.<\/p>\n