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Watching some of his other videos, it seems like the boat sat on the rocks for a while before leaking oil. There was a chance to have stopped this.
by totetsu 6y ago
Watching some of his other videos, it seems like the boat sat on the rocks for a while before leaking oil. There was a chance to have stopped this.
- js2 6y agoRough seas, and Mauritius doesn't have the resources. The rest of the world is distracted by Covid19. It also seems like the country only requested help from France a few days ago. Yes, it's sad. I'm not clear why the ship was anywhere near the reef.
- discordance 6y agoThe tfa says they used a helicopter to remove the remaining 3000 T or so of pull left on the ship. So they had the resources, just not the motivation at the time the ship wasn’t spilling.
- js2 6y agoThis later video seems to indicate they don’t have much in the way of resources. I see guys in small fishing boats and a single helicopter dropping two drums at a time. https://youtu.be/CKICk5LY2xg https://youtu.be/CKICk5LY2xg
- TylerE 6y agoNo they didn't. You're not visualizing how much 3,000 tonnes is. The classic drum of oil is 42 gallons and weighs 300lbs - just the oil - the actual drum itself is another 40 or so. 3,000T = 20,000 barrels. Of course, the oil in the ship isn't barreled, it's in giant compartments. This ship wasn't even a oil tanker...this is the actual fuel tanks of the ship itself leaking.
- _ink_ 6y agoRumor says the crew wanted wifi reception.