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Cadereyta<br />

1 Mexico > USA<br />

NOV/DEC ‘05<br />

Coker naphtha<br />

transported by truck<br />

from Cadereyta,<br />

Mexico to <strong>the</strong> US<br />

Brownsville<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>toxic</strong> <strong>truth</strong><br />

THE JOURNEY<br />

Journey of <strong>the</strong> coker naphtha and <strong>toxic</strong> waste on board <strong>the</strong> Probo Koala<br />

Route of commissioned ships<br />

Route of <strong>the</strong> Probo Koala<br />

2 Atlantic Ocean<br />

JAN ‘06<br />

Coker naphtha transported<br />

by Tragura on<br />

commissioned ships<br />

5 Mediterranean Sea<br />

APR/JUN ‘06<br />

Caustic washing by Tragura<br />

on board <strong>the</strong> Probo Koala in<br />

<strong>the</strong> Mediterranean Sea<br />

ATLANTIC<br />

OCEAN<br />

7 The Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands<br />

2-5 JUL ‘06<br />

Attempts to dispose of <strong>the</strong> waste<br />

6 APR ‘06<br />

Four unsuccessful attempts<br />

to unload <strong>the</strong> waste in facilities<br />

in sou<strong>the</strong>rn Europe<br />

11<br />

Abidjan<br />

Gibraltar<br />

Côte d'Ivoire<br />

19 AUG ‘06<br />

Toxic waste unloaded<br />

from <strong>the</strong> Probo Koala<br />

and dumped in at<br />

least 18 different sites<br />

across Abidjan<br />

Lomé<br />

9 Togo<br />

30 JUL ‘06<br />

Probo Koala stops<br />

in Lomé, Togo<br />

Amsterdam<br />

Lagos<br />

10<br />

8<br />

Estonia<br />

9 - 13 JUL ‘06<br />

Probo Koala stops in<br />

Paldiski, Estonia<br />

Paldiski<br />

4 Tunisia<br />

JAN/MAR ‘06<br />

Caustic washing at<br />

La Skhirra<br />

3 United Arab Emirates<br />

JAN ‘06<br />

Caustic washing at Fujairah<br />

Nigeria<br />

4 - 17 AUG ‘06<br />

Probo Koala stops in<br />

Lagos, Nigeria. At least<br />

two failed attempts to<br />

dispose of <strong>the</strong> waste<br />

19<br />

kEy faCTS Of ThE CaSE

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