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Fun fact: London dumped its shit into the north sea until 1998, by boat. "In the 1880s further fears over possible health concerns because of the outfalls led
by MrBuddyCasino 7y ago
Fun fact: London dumped its shit into the north sea until 1998, by boat.
"In the 1880s further fears over possible health concerns because of the outfalls led to the MBW purifying sewage at Crossness and Beckton, rather than dumping the untreated waste into the river,[90] and a series of six sludge boats were ordered to ship effluent into the North Sea for dumping. The first boat commissioned in 1887 was named the SS Bazalgette; the procedure remained in service until December 1998, when the dumping stopped and an incinerator was used to dispose of the waste."
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoI really hope the other five boats had more creative names. Cheeky names for things is a longstanding tradition in the sanitation industry (though I don't know if it dates all the way back to Victorian England). SS Floater would have been a good one.
- VBprogrammer 7y agoI really hope one was ShittyMcShitface[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface
- amigiac 7y agoSludge is not the same as shit.