• @[email protected]
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    671 year ago

    The ship is expected to keep burning for weeks.

    Actually, it might also sink and release up to 2,000 tons of heavy fuel oil (plus molten plastic, metals etc.) to the Wadden Sea which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an important biosphere reserve.

    • @coffeebiscuit
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      21 year ago

      This is also the reason why they aren’t extinguishing the fire as normal. Because flooding the boot with water will guarantee it to sink.