European Parliament 23 December 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3763/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Safety of shipping.

Figures obtained from the international databases (including the Lloyds Register/Fairplay database of oil tankers (3) of more than 5 000 tonnes deadweight at mooring) show that over 2 000 single hull tankers built before 1995 are still sailing. The bulk of these are ships of less than 20 000 tonnes. (1) COM(2002) 681 final. (2) COM(2002) 780 final.