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Re:Russia’s ‘slow-motion Chernobyl’ at sea by hpph on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @12:08PM (#24354577)
there is a documentary on youtube about oil leaking out of sunk WWII ships. Some of those ships are really close to shores and tourist destinations. Fun time.
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Re:Russia’s ‘slow-motion Chernobyl’ at sea by mchem on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @03:41PM (#24357132)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OP0U62oiBlM - The DW documentary on the matter.

A fascinating watch. It is a shame that the economics do not play out in such a way that recovery and resale is feasible. Sadly, I do not expect most governments to be as proactive as Norway’s on the matter.

The documentary suggests that even covering a wreck with sand as a preventative measure costs 10s of millions of €s. Surely an opportunity for a lower cost solution exists here?

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