Post AXmkKtNHTAdsTeGmSO by stux@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #AXmkKtNHTAdsTeGmSO by stux@mstdn.social
       2023-07-17T12:27:11Z
       
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       Forgotten wrecks are a time bombTime bombs are ticking on the world’s sea beds. During World War II, 6,300 vessels were sent to the bottom. For years, they have been rusting beneath the waves and leaking toxic oil into the oceans. The biggest oil spill in history is imminent.Experts estimate that the wrecks could hold up to 15 million tons of fuel, posing a threat to both holidaymakers and wildlife.#WWII #shipwrecks #ocean #nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP0U62oiBlM
       
 (DIR) Post #AXmknmJIoSdmxxBOPQ by plantgeek@geekdom.social
       2023-07-17T12:32:27Z
       
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       @stux Let’s not forget missing nukes laying around on the bottom of the ocean floor 💀
       
 (DIR) Post #AXmm5bXbgvgyjSwCIa by jimmyhoke@fosstodon.org
       2023-07-17T12:46:56Z
       
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       @stux I never thought about that. Very concerning.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXmpCQcazK8OkuDULQ by davidgaw@techhub.social
       2023-07-17T13:21:49Z
       
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       @stux On the other hand, oil seeps from the seafloor occur naturally, are the largest source of oil entering the world ocean, amounting to around 5 million gallons a year, and have been happening for a very, very long time—and it's been mostly fine. WWII wrecks are probably not a huge incremental threat—and since we can't do anything about them anyway, I'm inclined to not stress too much about them.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXmqaVpZN6fFoeKi1o by AlisonW@fedimon.uk
       2023-07-17T13:37:15Z
       
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       @stuxAnd don't forget all the wrecks with serious bombs and weapons on board either. (Big cache in middle of the Irish Sea, for example.)
       
 (DIR) Post #AXn19uOz0X0HhPPkdk by filmfreak75@mastodon.cloud
       2023-07-17T15:35:49Z
       
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       @stux in all the years i heard about shipwrecks this is the first time i ever heard the issue of their left over fuel brought up
       
 (DIR) Post #AXnA0MA9pzj6UQ03TE by kater_s@chaos.social
       2023-07-17T17:14:12Z
       
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       @stux If only oil was all that they are emitting. Think of explosives (nitro-organic compounds such as TNT), white phosphorus and even chemical weapons that are a serious threat to fishermen and people on the shores.