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"This report by Mr Riquet concerns the proposed recast of a resolution of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers. Millions of barrels of oil are transported across the oceans every day. Indeed, the sea remains the main ‘highway’ for large oil tankers. The safe transportation of oil by sea is of concern to the public in general, and environmentalists in particular. We all remember the environmental disasters caused by oil slicks following oil tanker accidents such as those involving the
in 1999 and the
in 2002. Given that most oil tankers use the single-hull design, which causes its cargo to pour straight into the water if it is damaged, with major repercussions for marine fauna and flora, the most effective solution is believed to be to give these vessels a double hull. Therefore, taking into account the view of the Committee on Legal Affairs that ‘the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts, without any change in their substance’, I voted in favour."@en1
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