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...Prestige - after its 27-man crew was airlifted to safety - has also renewed debate over single-hulled ships. "With a double hull, when a ship is damaged there is an extra layer of skin to prevent the cargo from escaping," notes Unni Einemo of the specialist website Tankerworld. Under a package of E.U. directives approved two years ago, in the wake of the 1999 Erika oil spill off northwestern France, single-hulled vessels are to be phased out by 2015. But oil companies and shippers still use the old vessels because they are cheaper to lease. Last week, E.U. transport...
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