BRASILIA – Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft ... to sink the Sao Paulo at high sea. The company’s legal representative in Brazil, Zilan Costa e Silva, said that disposal of the carrier ...

The decision to scuttle the six-decade-old aircraft carrier “Sao Paulo” came after Brazilian authorities ... Though defence officials said they would sink the vessel in the “safest area ...

Brazilian news outlet Folha de S.Paulo reported on January 28 that Brazil's navy planned to scuttle the hull of the now decommissioned aircraft carrier Sao ... recycling of old ships, becoming ...

BRASILIA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A decommissioned 1960's aircraft ... allowed to dock at Brazilian ports. Despite a request by Environment Minister Marina Silva not to sink the carrier, the Navy ...

Brazil was a mentor to China's fledgling carrier program—in 2009, Brazil agreed to train Chinese navy officers on the São Paulo. Brazil has decided to permanently sideline its sole aircraft ...

A Federal Court in Pernambuco, northeast of Brazil ... scrap from the old carrier, originally from France. Sold for dismantling to a Turkish company, the hull of the former aircraft carrier ...

Brazil on Friday sank ... officials said they would sink the vessel in the "safest area," environmentalists criticized the decision, saying the aircraft carrier contains tons of asbestos, heavy ...

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian aircraft carrier Sao Paulo is seen in this handout picture, June 7, 2011. Brazilian Navy/Handout via REUTERS SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico (Reuters) - Rows of sleek new ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft ... carrier at a Brazilian shipyard, but after an inspection showed it to be taking on water and was at risk of sinking, the Navy banned the ...