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Leaky Ships

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Monday, 1st August 2005

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This is the port of Tripoli in Libya, which appears to have a leaky tanker or two… Yuk!

Leaky Ships

Thanks to Twombly.

2 Responses to 'Leaky Ships'

  1. Mats says:

    They’re not tankers, they’re passenger vessels. And it’s not oil, it’s sun shining on waves.

    Best regards
    Mats
    Oslo

  2. JC says:

    They may be passenger ships, you can see the lifeboats alongside the decks, but one is still leaking oil. If you zoom in a bit, you can see the *rainbow* effect of the oil on the water.

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