On 31 December 2005, the French Navy's Clemenceau left Toulon to be dismantled in Alang, India despite protests over improper disposal capabilities and facilities for the toxic wastes. On 6 January 2006 the Supreme Court of India temporarily denied access to Alang,[14] and the Conseil d'État ordered Clemenceau to return to French waters.[15] Able UK in Hartlepool received a new disassembly contract to use accepted practices in scrapping the ship.[16][17] The dismantling started on 18 November 2009 and the break-up was completed by the end of 2010, and the event was considered a turning point in the treatment of redundant vessels.[16] Europe and the United States have actually had a resurgence in ship scrapping since the 1990s.[18]