A leaked report prepared for the Government’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency warns that four tugs -- two based in Scotland -- are needed to prevent “catastrophic” spillages of oil, toxic chemicals or radioactive waste from accidents at sea.
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Government ignores its experts over tugs
The UK Government is risking environmental disasters by scrapping emergency tugs in breach of its own expert advice, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
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