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the toxic truth qui nous a servi à transférer les derniers 11.00 litres dans un reservoir pose au sol.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 44. “J’ai fait marche arrière jusqu’à un regard dans le mur de l’usine –à proximité d’un plumier. Il y avait un trou carré au sol et la trappe du regard avait déjà été enlevée.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 45. “Nous sommes allés directment à une ancienne usine, en face de Guichet Unique, à Vridi, à une courte distance du point de chargement sur le quai. ... A mon arrivée dans l’enceinte, on m’a dit de faire marche arrière jusqu’a un endroit situé entre le mur et l’ancienne usine. Il y avait une trappe de regard que nous avons soulevée et nous avons fixé deux flexibles aux vannes de la citerne. Un gardien est venu avec un petit bidon pour prélever du produit pendant que nous introduisions les flexible dans le regard pour décharger. J’ai déversé le contenu dans le trou. J’avais utilisé deux flexible pour décharger – car j’etais pressé, et le déchargement n’a pris que 10 à 15 minutes.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 46. “Il faisait alors nuit au Guichet Unique et j’ai vide mes cuves dan le meme regard mais, cette fois, je n’ai déversé qu’environ 15.000 a 17.000 litres, parce que je pensais qu’XXX pourrait en vouloir. ... Je me suis rendu au Garage ... à Koumassi – près de ‘UNOCI – où j’ai transféré les quelques derniers 10.000 litres dans une réservoir posé au sol, devant le garage. Le réservoir comptait deux cuves – l’une de 4.000 litres at l’autre de 6.000 litres – et il se remplissait par le haut.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 47. “A mon arrivée à Akouédo, il y avait u gardien au pont-bascule. Il m’a dit de passer sur le pont-bascule mais j’ai refuse. XXX n’étaot pa là mais le gardien m’a dit qu’il était passé mais qu’il venait de repartir. Le gardien m’a également dit de continuer sur la route et de prendre à gauche quand je trouverais sur la droite un petit ruisseau/canal; c’etait là que je devais vider mes cuves. J’ai suivi ses indications, je me suis garé sur un petit pont et j’ai déversé tout mon chargement d’environ 30.000 litres.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 48. “Je me suis alors rendu au meme endroit où j’ai de nouveau déversé le contenu de ma citerne.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 49. “J’ai pris la direction de Guichet Uniqe et nous sommes arrivés à la grande porte d’entrée de l’enceinte d’une désaffectée et où des camions stationnaient régulièrement. Des gardiens étaient à l’entrée mais. Apparemment, ils avaient été informés de notre arrive et ils nous ouvert la porte. Nous sommes rentrés dan l’enceinte et je suis allé à l’arrière de l’usine où j’ai reculé jusqu’à un petit canal qui passait dans l’usine. Il faisait nuit, je ne voulais pas rester seul; dans cet endroit et j’ai donc demandé à XXX de m’attendre pendant que je déchargeais. J’ai déversé le demi chargement de la citerne dans le petit canal à l’aide d’un flexible.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 50. “J’ai déversé le second demi chargement dans le meme petit canal à l’arrrière de l’usine à l’aide d’un flexible comme auparavant.” (Deposition de XXX to Trafigura, 11 February, 2009). 51. On the same day, Mr Marrero emailed Captain Kablan confirming the contents of the conversation by stating: Trafigura wished to disclose of 528m 3 of slops from the Probo Koala ariving at Abidjan on 19 August 2006; Trafigura Amended Defence 5 December 2008 (Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ06X03370), paras 163 and 163.1. And Amsterdam court evidence says: “The report from Dr. Geoffrey Bound of Minton, Treharne & Davies Ltd dated 6 April 2010 states the ratio of the oil and water fractions in the slops in Abidjan (p5): “2.6 In summary, I have concluded that the slops onboard the Probo Koala prior to its arrival in Abidjan comprised 183m 3 of hydrocarbons derived from the Brownsville cargoes (weighing 137 mt) and 344.8m 3 of aqueous solution (weighing 379 mt and representing 199m 3 of added caustic wash solution combined with other water delivered with the cargoes) as follows …” NB This evidence can only be used in the Trafigura case; it is excluded from the Chertov and Ahmed cases. It must be pointed out that Bound arrives at a total amount of 527.3m3 , whereas there were still about 544m3 in the slop tanks in Amsterdam. Captain Chertov states, in his “letter of protest” of 5 July 2006 that more than 16m3 less was returned to the Probo Koala than was delivered to APS. We also refer to an e-mail message from Gampierakis (Falcon Navigation) to Ahmed et al of 26 July 2006 stating that the captain found that 528,308m3 of slops were on board at that point (360,260m3 in the port tank and 168,048m3 in the starboard tank). Source: p28 from Evidence Overview for Trafigura Beheer BV, N Ahmed, S Chertov. Facts: Section 174 of the Dutch Penal Code and Section 225 of the Dutch Penal Code. 52. Carter-Ruck Reply, in the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ09X02050 between Trafigura Limited v British Broadcast Corporation served 20 November 2009, p27 (para 100). 53. Trafigura Libel Reply (Trafigura Limited v British Broadcasting Corporation in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ09X02050), Carter-Ruck served 20 November 2009, appendix 4 and 5. 54. This was based on what was measured by ATM Moerdijk as 475,600mg/l on a sample sent by APS on 3 July, 2006. 55. UNDAC Côte d’Ivoire urban hazardous waste dumping, 11-19 September 2006, p5. 56. This is based on the Expert Opinion provided to Amnesty International and Greenpeace Netherlands by Alastair Hay PhD, OBE, Professor in Environmental Toxicology, University of Leeds, 29 October 2010. 57. Trafigura Amended Defence 5 December 2008 (Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ06X03370), paras 292,292.1 and 292.2. 58. Trafigura Amended Defence 5 December 2008 (Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ06X03370), para 282. 59. www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/ fs211/en/index.html. 225 ANNEX NotEs 60. Carter-Ruck Reply, in the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ09X02050 between Trafigura Limited v British Broadcasting Corporation, served 20 November 2009 and the document “Trafigura and the Probo Koala” available at www.trafigura.com/ our_news/probo_koala_updates/articles/trafigura_and_the_probo_koala.aspx (last accessed on 12 June 2010). 61. Carter-Ruck Reply, in the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ09X02050 between Trafigura Limited v British Broadcasting Corporation, served 20 November 2009. In its defence in the case against the BBC, Trafigura provided evidence (p 31) to indicate that one measurement of dumped waste at Akouédo on 21 August 2006 reported the pH value at that time to have reached 10.5. They also mention a report prepared by the French Civil Protection Team dated 13 September 2006 which showed the soil at Akouédo to be between pH9-pH10 (this sample was taken after the heavy rains on the night of 3-4 September 2006).” Trafigura made “an estimate (p34) of the most rapid likely reduction in pH over time” and that “after around 22 days the pH would drop to 9.5.” Well before this the majority of mercaptans would have evaporated with their rate of evaporation reaching maximal values when the pH was between 10.6 and 11. The time taken to reach these higher pH values can only be surmised.
226 Amnesty internAtionAl And greenpeAce netherlAnds ANNEX NotEs 62. USPHS (1992). Toxicological Profile for methyl mercaptan. United States Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: p66 and appendices, www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/ tp.asp?id=224&tid=40. 63. This is based on the expert opinion provided to Amnesty International and Greenpeace Netherlands by Alastair Hay PhD, OBE, Professor in Environmental Toxicology, University of Leeds, 29 October 2010. 64. Carter-Ruck Reply, in the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ09X02050 between Trafigura Limited v British Broadcasting Corporation served 20 November 2009, summary. 65. Little to empty. don’t you think?
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