laid up in Vaasa. On 13 July 2007 the Finnish Environment Institute classified the ship as hazardous waste and issued a transport ban on C. Express to prevent the ship from being scrapped in inappropriate conditions due to large quantities of asbestos and PCB found on board. The ban would remain in place until certain knowledge about the future use of the vessel would be obtained or the new owner applied for a waste transport permit. While remaining laid up at Vaasa, water started to leak into C. Expresss engine room in the early morning of 8 March 2009. The leak could be contained by the ship's three-man crew and the local fire brigade before a major accident could occur. The cause for the accident was believed to be water pipes on board that had broken due to freezing during the winter which started leaking as the weather got warmer. On 8 March a representative of the Finnish Maritime Administration who had inspected the ship stated that her engines are not in working condition, and if she remains laid up in Vaasa another winter she is likely to sink due to freeze damage and cause notable damage to the environment due to various hazardous substances, including fuel oil, that is still on board. Over the years the owner presented several plans for the future use of the vessel, including conversion to a casino or accommodation ship. In July 2009 the Finnish Environmental Institute lifted the transport ban after the owner proved that the ship would not be sold for scrap, but instead would be time chartered to International Shipping Bureau in Dubai. Repairing of the engines and other machinery damaged by the water leak started soon afterwards and the ship was renamed Onyx in August 2009. After passing inspection by the Finnish Maritime Administration and a successful sea trial in late October the ship left Finland on 3 November 2010 with two of her four main engines running, reportedly heading for a shipyard in Turkey for further repairs. 2009–2010 After leaving Finland, Onyx stopped at Portland, England, on 12 November 2009 and left on 21 November, but ran into problems soon afterwards when the reduction gear broke down in heavy weather and the ship's only working propeller stopped. The ship, damaged by the storm, was towed to the port of Brest, France, where the French maritime officials were afraid that