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2020-08-17 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in two

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Posted by Fred 2020-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Looks like a bulk carrier and not a loaded tanker, fortunately, so the oil spill is just from its fuel tanks.

Posted by Glenmore 2020-08-17 09:03|| 2020-08-17 09:03|| Front Page Top

#2 An iron ore carrier, dropped it's cargo in Taijin, China, and was on it's way back to Brazil for the next load. No reason to go to Mauritius (way off course) except maybe to find a reef to run into. Eight fuel tanks, 7 have been pumped out. The entire spill is from one 1000 gallon fuel oil tank.

Posted by ed in texas 2020-08-17 15:21|| 2020-08-17 15:21|| Front Page Top

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