ABSTRACT
The Probo Koala arrived from unloading its main cargo in Nigeria at Saturday, 19 August 2006 at the PETROCI wharf in the port of Abidjan. The WAIBS agent was on the wharf to supervise the reception of the waste and stated that his role was to help "the ship's commander in his dealings with the port authorities". Tommy had visited the dump facility at Akuedo in the morning of 19 August to confirm that the waste would be dumped as had been arranged on 18 August with a Pisa-Impex employee. The dumping of the toxic waste has been considered by many commentators to breach European and international rules, including violations of criminal law and of human rights and environmental treaties. The Hulshof Commission concluded that the reloading of waste back onto the Probo Koala in Amsterdam violated EU environmental regulations.
