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news UK cruise ships end up as scrap on Indian beach © Viramdevsinh Gohil The Marco Polo was built in the 1960s and was one of the world's last surviving ocean cruise liners Two UK cruise ships have been scrapped on an Indian beach despite assurances they would continue to be operated. Ships at the end of their lives are considered hazardous waste and it is illegal to send them to developing countries from the UK. But months after being sold at auction to buyers outside the UK they were then sold on as scrap for double the price. As they were set to be used for further trading when they ...

BBC News By Kate West & Margot Gibbs BBC News image copyrightVIRAMDEVSINH GOHIL image captionThe Marco Polo was built in the 1960s and was one of the world's last surviving ocean cruise liners Two UK cruise ships have been scrapped on an Indian beach despite assurances they would continue to be operated. Ships at the end of their lives are considered hazardous waste and it is illegal to send them to developing countries from the UK. But months after being sold at auction to buyers outside the UK they were then sold on as scrap for double the price. As they were set to be used for further tr...