AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2011
NSW:Decommissioned HMAS Adelaide towed to sea
SYDNEY, April 11 AAP - The decommissioned HMAS Adelaide has left its berth in Sydney
Harbour for its controversial scuttling off the NSW Central Coast.
The former frigate was towed out of the harbour at dawn on Monday and is due to be
sunk off Avoca Beach on Wednesday.
It comes as NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell said his government would not be "spooked"
by community groups opposed to the sinking.
The campaign group No Ship Action Group is concerned about the environmental impact
of scuttling the ship, particularly in regard to lead-based paint said to be on the vessel.
The group met on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to block the sinking, asking the NSW
Ombudsman to investigate.
But Mr O'Farrell said the scuttling would go ahead on the previous government's timetable.
"We are abiding by their timetable and we are not going to be spooked by ... claims
by residents groups," he told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.
"I imagine that if the Ombudsman had concerns he would have raised those concerns earlier
... at the end of the day decisions have to be made."
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