▁left ▁since ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁E ight ▁ships ▁remain . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁settlement : ▁ ▁Haz ard ous ▁paint ▁de br is ▁collected ▁on ▁vessel ▁de cks ▁will ▁be ▁removed ▁within ▁ 1 2 0 ▁days . ▁All ▁the ▁ob sole te ▁ships ▁currently ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁will ▁be ▁clean ed ▁of ▁fla king ▁paint ▁within ▁two ▁years . ▁Tw enty - e ight ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁worst ▁condition ▁will ▁be ▁removed ▁for ▁dispos al ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Before ▁their ▁removal , ▁these ▁ships ▁will ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁dry d ock ▁for ▁clean ing ▁( rem oving ▁marine ▁growth ▁from ▁the ▁under water ▁h ull ▁and ▁removing ▁fla king ▁paint ▁from ▁areas ▁above ▁the ▁water ). ▁All ▁the ▁ob sole te ▁ships ▁currently ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁will ▁be ▁removed ▁for ▁dispos al ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁removal , ▁the ▁ships ▁will ▁be ▁maintained ▁according ▁to ▁locally ▁approved ▁best ▁management ▁practices , ▁as ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁the ▁Regional ▁Board . ▁The ▁horizontal ▁surfaces ▁of ▁the ▁ob sole te ▁ships ▁will ▁be ▁clean ed ▁every ▁ 9 0 ▁days ▁to ▁prevent ▁pe eling ▁paint ▁from ▁getting ▁into ▁the ▁water ; ▁month ly ▁and ▁quarter ly ▁ins pe ctions ▁will ▁be ▁conducted ; ▁and ▁water ▁run off ▁samples ▁will ▁be ▁collected ▁regularly . ▁No ▁new ▁ships ▁with ▁excess ▁fla king ▁paint ▁will ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁fleet