May 2010
A fleeting vessel has mocked all States across the globe. She slipped along due to the weakness of certain and the collusion of others, manipulated by a tribe who recycle dregs of petrol stocks into gold. This eternal fugitive spread panic and death by unloading 500 tonnes of waste in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The true story of the Probo Koala reads like a social column, a thriller and is an edifying example of the madness of globalisation.
In the centre of the spider web, Trafigura, the latest avatar from a dynasty of petrol, metal and mineral traders leads its ghost ships with much creativity and a strong rush of adrenaline.
This book draws on the experiences of its authors at the heart of the Ivorian furnace, on numerous years of investigation, testimonies, confessions and documents.
Today’s day and age, served with a spoon, silver of course.
Available
in French language.
The shameful Ship
The shocking odyssey of the Probo Koala
Bernard Dussol, Reporter on French TV Programme Thalassa and Charlotte
Nithart manager of the Paris based NGO Robin des Bois (Robin Hood).
With the co-operation of Jacky Bonnemains and under the direction of Hervé
Hamon.
249 p. 18.50 euros
See also:
Trafigura
captured by Mercaptan and Hydrogen Sulphide. July 23, 2010.
Trafigura
lies - Probo Koala and Trafigura's trial in Amsterdam. June
28, 2010
Toxic
wastes in Abidjan.
Wastes returning to Europe, Nov
7, 2006
Ivory
Coast Waste: Return to Sender,
September
29, 2006.
Notice
#4: Toxic wastes in the Ivory Coast and fires of repetition in France,
September
19, 2006
Notice
#3: French businessmen stuck in Abidjan’s toxic mixture,
September
14, 2006.
Call
for a waste charter, September 12, 2006.
Notice
#2: Ivory Coast Pollution, September 12, 2006
Notice
#1: Pollution in the Ivory Coast,
September
10, 2006
For the
whole story (only available in French):
http://www.robindesbois.org/dossiers/probo_koala/page_probo_koala.html
Robin
des Bois
Association de protection de l'Homme et de l'environnement
Depuis 1985 / Since 1985
www.robindesbois.org