Brazil Says It’s Started Sinking an Old Warship, Hazardous Material and All

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/climate/brazil-aircraft-carrier-sao-paulo.html

Author: Manuela Andreoni

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Navy said on Friday evening it had begun an operation to sink the decommissioned aircraft carrier São Paulo, packed with an undetermined amount of asbestos and other toxic materials, about 220 miles off the country’s northeastern coast.