Dedrater

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...p-sinking.html

That is over 9000 litres of diesel, basically just been dumped in the ocean. I find it hard to believe they could not get someone on it to attempt a fix or even pump the fuel out.

RobsyUK

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If it was ready for scrap I would guess it had very little if not no fuel on board!
My god the guy on the vid goes on n on n on

dpb

Somebody must owned it ! Totality irresponsible.

Didn't know navy ships still had Canons lol

SirFozzalot

The report I read said that they traced the owner in Japan and he didn't want it back.

Boro

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Wonder who paid for the sinking? Would love to see the video of it being shot to **** lol

ALi-B

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its just a drop in the ocean anyway.




< gets coat >

Midlife......

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Someone claimed salvage rights but couldn't get it on a tow so gave up. should have used something more exciting though, Mk24 Tigerfish would have looked good

Shaun

M444GY

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put a load of crims in it and let it float around indefinately , just drop a bale of rice in every week and leave them to get at it .

dpb

but you'd imagine its been a danger to shipping all this time, dont understand

Mifo

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its just an excuse to let off some rounds, they are american afterall.

Boro

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There's a couple of vids on YouTube but they're a bit crap tbh

tony de wonderful

Nobody know how much fuel is on-board it could be 1 liter or 9000.

Anyway it is just Diesel, will either evaporate or get consumed by organisms.

There really is unwarranted hysteria by green-warriors about this sort of thing. A ship at the bottom of the ocean does not harm, just slowly rust away. Break it up on land and you have to use loads of energy and dispose of lots of crap in landfills etc.

Reminds me of the brent spar debacle. Sinking that vessel was a much better bet for the environment. Greenpeace lied and forever disgraced themselves.

CrisPDuk

I would suspect the Coastguard have chosen to sink it now before it finally drifts into major shipping lanes and becomes a hazard, had it stayed up in the Arctic Circle out of the way I suspect they wouldn't have bothered.

2000 gallons of fuel at the bottom of the ocean obviously being deemed less hazardous than 100+Te of scrap steel floating across the marine equivalent of a motorway



As any motorbike rider will tell you, diesel fuel does not evaporate

tony de wonderful

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5815510_en...uel-spill.html

zs_phil

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Did they not check it first for bodies ,someone could of climbed aboard while the tsunami hit,i know that not much would be left of the body but thought they might of checked

Boro

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In the video they appear to be putting a fire out on board before it sinks?

DT-SPD

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ehow information is a bit misleading. diesel doesnt evaporate until it is over 100degC.

dpb

dont tell im facts , itll be the end of his evening

tony de wonderful

I am afraid that is bollox.

DT-SPD

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JackTorrence

Maybe you are thinking that because diesel has a high boiling point (higher than water) that it won't evaporate. It will evaporate in the sea. Since it occurred naturally nature will reclaim it back eventually. Nature takes everything back given a long enough time line.

SPEN555

They should have filmed big brother on it if they were gonna do that. Wot a wasted opportunity