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Article: Judge backs divers in damages claim over chemicals ; Three British divers who were exposed to toxic chemicals while on a contract in Saudi Arabia have won the first round of their compensation battle.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2009
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Three British divers who were exposed to toxic chemicals while on
a contract in Saudi Arabia have won the first round of their
compensation battle.
Stephen Harley, of Devon, Michael Hopley, of Crewe, and Andrew
Iles, of Huddersfield, say that in May 2003, they were required to
work in an oilfield in the Dammam region into which the chemicals
had been discharged from a vessel owned by Saudi Aramco, the state-
owned national oil company.
They were all admitted to hospital for a day or two with rashes
and nausea and had to be re-admitted for a further 10 days after
they experienced difficulties in breathing and became lethargic.
They say they have suffered long-term consequences, both physical ...