Photos from NSAG Tour of HMAS Adelaide 17-03-2010: How can the Federal Minister for Environment Protection, Peter Garrett sign off on dumping this 4000 tonne warship in our bay only 1400 metres offshore. Only 1400 metres away from the beach where our children swim and play in the same sand that it will be breaking down and corroding into? This is madness and it must be stopped.

We would not be allowed to take it to our local tip but the NSW Department of Lands want to dump it with NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. These photos were taken on 17 March 2010 by members of our group on a tour of the warship. The State Government considered this ship ‘cleaned’ and ready to be scuttled on 27 March 2010.

Download a slideshow of the photos here: http://www.slideshare.net/guestc823de1/avoca-takes-no-ship-photos-of-hmas-adelaide-to-be-sumped-at-avoca-beach-27-march-2010