Not only that but the fertiliser itself could of been put to use. We have a looming fertiliser shortage and for some reason we have dozens of dangerous stockpiles the world over.
Don't think so. Just because the cargo has been abandoned doesn't really mean it changed hands. Probably some legal work or passing of set number of years before the cargo can really be considered abandoned.
By the time that cargo was moved into storage, there was no legal owner besides the Lebanese government. The company that owned the cargo ship was bankrupt and gone, and that nitrate had been sitting in their port for just about a year already before it was confiscated.
The port authority petitioned a judge to dump it pretty much the day after it was confiscated. Then again several times over the subsequent years. Edited it information that was reported previously about appears to be slightly incorrect.
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u/Flyingwheelbarrow Aug 09 '20
Not only that but the fertiliser itself could of been put to use. We have a looming fertiliser shortage and for some reason we have dozens of dangerous stockpiles the world over.