Gdansk shipyard bankrupt

A regional court has declared the historic Gdansk shipyard bankrupt, a move which brings to a close months of speculation about the future of the site where Poland's Solidarity movement was born.

The yard's creditors will have two months to lodge claims with the appointed administrator.

Ryszard Glouch, president of the shipyard, said that bankruptcy would release Gdansk from economically unviable ship-building contracts.