The 1975-built DREA (ex MOBY DREA), recently sold by Moby to Med Fuel in Messina, has left Croatia after protests over asbestos contamination. The ferry had arrived in Split for refit work before being scrapped elsewhere, but reports confirmed that workers would remove asbestos-laden walls, with estimates of 350 tonnes on board. Asbestos has been banned in Croatia since 2006, and civil society groups, supported by NGO Shipbreaking Platform, denounced the risks for workers and residents. Following weeks of public pressure, DREA is now sailing back to the Italian port of Crotone.
