Britain Warns Shipowners To De-Bug Before 2000

Britain has warned shipowners on Monday that vessels calling at British ports could be detained if they have not ironed out millennium bug problems. All ships inspected before Jan. 1, 2000 that have not tackled the risk and will be at sea at the turn of the millennium will be detained until they can show they will not be a threat to safety or the environment, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.