Nae Sao Paulo, the ship with asbestos brought to Aliağa for dismantling from Brazil, was sent back after her permission was canceled. However, she came to the agenda that the ship could be brought back to Türkiye. Brazilian non-governmental organizations announced the purchase of the ship, which was kept off the coast, by another Turkish company Rota Shipping.
Nae Sao Paulo, the ship with asbestos, whose permission was canceled while being taken to Aliağa for dismantling after being taken from the Brazilian Navy, is on the agenda to be purchased by another Turkish company. The fate of the Nae Sao Paulo ship, which was not allowed to land on the grounds of environmental risks after being transported back to Brazil on October 2, after the Turkish authorities announced that she would not be taken into the territorial waters of the country, is also being discussed in Brazil.
Brazilian non-governmental organizations claim that the purchase of the ship by another Turkish company Rota Shipping is on the agenda, based on the information they based on the global coalition of organizations working to prevent environmental damage and human rights violations caused by shipbreaking practices, “Ship Breaking Platform”. The İzmir-based firm submitted the second-highest bid in the tender for the Nae Sao Paulo.
‘We can buy her if Aliağa approves for dismantling’
İlker Sarı, the owner of the Rota Shipping company that VOA Turkish reached, said, “We did not have any purchase request regarding the ship. However, some brokerage firms reported that the owner of the ship was willing to sell the ship and that the sale could be concluded if we were interested. We informed them that we could respond after the ship was safely landed at a port in Brazil after a preliminary investigation was made and the situation was evaluated.”