XN000022-1972-05-14 — Page 5

LIN

5

Sunday, May 14, 1972

For the Port of Aberdeen, the spokesman said, the same refuse

collection service is not considered practical as it is doubtful whether

a population comprising mainly of constantly moving fishing vessels could

be educated to make full use of such a service.

The scavenging fleet in Aberdeen will consist of one mechanised

cargo boat and six sampans with the cargo boat acting as a "mothership"

for the sampans and transporting the refuse to the disposal sites on shore.

It would also be used to remove large pieces of timber, log, etc. which

cannot be handled by the sampans.

"The effectiveness of these services will be reviewed after a trial

period of 12 months to determine whether they should continue, or whether

the arrangements should be adjusted in the light of experience."

The spokesman said the free refuse collection service for ships

in the Victoria harbour will be limited to the collection of domestic refuse

which is usually buoyant and the main cause of the pollution emanating from

ships.

"The disposal of commercial refuse has always been the responsibility

of ship owners and their agents, and it is intended that it should remain so."

Two motor cargo boats similar to those employed on harbour cleansing

will be required. Each of these vessels will have a capacity to hold some

100 x 22

-

gallon drums,

"It is estimated that the craft can call on approximately 28 ships

per day collecting an average of three drums of domestic refuse from each ship.

The service will be operated on a selective basis, taking into consideration

the vessels' length of stay in and reports received from Port Health officers."

Release Time: 3.00 p.m.