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  • Senators Urge ''Ghost Fleet'' Action

    05/13/2002 12:22:39 PM PDT · by Stand Watch Listen · 15 replies · 504+ views
    Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | May 10, 2002 | Scott Harper
    Virginia's two senators are urging Congress to approve $40 million next year -- nearly four times what President Bush wants to spend -- for getting rid of decrepit ships in the James River Reserve Fleet, also known as the Ghost Fleet. In a letter to the White House released Thursday, U.S. Sens. John W. Warner and George F. Allen said the 97 old ships moored off Fort Eustis in Newport News represent ``a clear and present environmental danger to the river and the coastline.'' A federal study last November said an oil spill could spread for 50 miles, from Jamestown...