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Explosives report confirms the utter folly of ‘Boris Island’ plans – Caroline Pidgeon

May 30, 2012 2:40 PM

Caroline PidgeonCaroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the Department of Transport's report into the survey carried out on the SS Richard Montgomery ship which was wrecked with 1,400 tons of TNT explosives inside it, and is located near to where the proposed 'Boris Island' airport would be situated, said:

"The threat of this cargo ship being blown sky high by any construction work needed for an airport in this location is a risk not worth taking. The devasation and chaos caused by an explosion would be immense.

"This report confirms the utter folly of Boris Johnson's proposed Thames Estuary airport.

"It is time Boris Johnson dropped his proposals and instead concentrated on the transport issues that he is actually responsible for."

ENDS

Notes to editors:

The Department of Transport survey can be found here:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mca_survey_report_2010_final_version.pdf

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