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It’s used as a bargaining chip by the Houthis. They are holding everyone on the Red Sea hostage using an environmental doomsday device.

• citilife 5y ago
  Wouldn't it be safer to just blow the whole thing up? Burn off the oil?
  • deelowe 5y ago
    Not all of it will float or float immediately or hold together well enough to burn effectively. This has been proposed for previous disasters.
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    • zokier 5y ago
      Purely theoretical question, would a tactical nuke (e.g. W80 at 150kt) obliterate the ship thoroughly and quickly enough to avoid spreading the oil around?
  • jhgb 5y ago
    You mean dump a shipload of liquid oxygen in it and watch the oxyliquit fireworks?
  • newsclues 5y ago
    Nuking it would work. I’m sure there are other reason not to do that.