Comments on: Rum Slick http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:26:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Richard http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-94211 Richard Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:02:44 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-94211 Many years ago I was an officer cadet on a tanker that used to bring Molasses from various places in the Caribbean to a yeast plant in Harvey, LA - right across the river from New Orleans. After pumping the cargo ashore, we'd wash the tanks with hot river water and pump the warm sugary water back into the river. All the local fishermen knew what we'd be doing when we came in, and while we were cleaning, there'd always be a bunch of little boats just down-river from us fishing for all the fish that were attracted by the sugar in the water. It was perfectly legal.... think of it as "chumming" for catfish :-) Richard Many years ago I was an officer cadet on a tanker that used to bring Molasses from various places in the Caribbean to a yeast plant in Harvey, LA - right across the river from New Orleans. After pumping the cargo ashore, we’d wash the tanks with hot river water and pump the warm sugary water back into the river. All the local fishermen knew what we’d be doing when we came in, and while we were cleaning, there’d always be a bunch of little boats just down-river from us fishing for all the fish that were attracted by the sugar in the water.

It was perfectly legal…. think of it as “chumming” for catfish :-)

Richard

]]> By: DeVento http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-72446 DeVento Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:51:34 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-72446 Fun fact: St. Croix used to be a Danis-Norwegian colony, but got sold to the US for a handful of dollars. Fun fact: St. Croix used to be a Danis-Norwegian colony, but got sold to the US for a handful of dollars.

]]> By: ter step http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-49752 ter step Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:35:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-49752 Looks like a nice place to <a href='http://www.scubamazing.com' rel="nofollow">scuba</a> so I hope it's not pollution. But honestly by the picture, I don't necessarily think it's pollution. Of course Chris above me says it is, which is really sad. Looks like a nice place to scuba so I hope it’s not pollution. But honestly by the picture, I don’t necessarily think it’s pollution. Of course Chris above me says it is, which is really sad.

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-47999 Tom Chandler Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:37:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-47999 Its FISH Its FISH

]]> By: Alek http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-46813 Alek Mon, 04 Sep 2006 02:22:19 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-46813 I also lived on island for a bit. You should see it from UNDERWATER. Believe it or not, the chemicals aren't the worst part of the sludge - it's the temperature. it gets dumped at about 150 degrees, which kills most of the life on the south side. they have some cooling stills at Cruzan, but not nearly enough. I actually asked them why they don't cool/filter it better, and they assured me that there was no harm in their actions. Bad as they are, it's still an excellent rum! I also lived on island for a bit. You should see it from UNDERWATER. Believe it or not, the chemicals aren’t the worst part of the sludge - it’s the temperature. it gets dumped at about 150 degrees, which kills most of the life on the south side. they have some cooling stills at Cruzan, but not nearly enough. I actually asked them why they don’t cool/filter it better, and they assured me that there was no harm in their actions. Bad as they are, it’s still an excellent rum!

]]> By: Chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-45086 Chris Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:00:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-45086 That really is the waste from the Cruzan Rum factory and not from the refinery (lived on the island). The southside of St Croix has no tourism and what little tourism on the island is on the North Shore. That really is the waste from the Cruzan Rum factory and not from the refinery (lived on the island). The southside of St Croix has no tourism and what little tourism on the island is on the North Shore.

]]> By: nigerachie http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-44880 nigerachie Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:33:05 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-44880 Dont oil float on surface?? doesnt look like it is floating to me? does look like a spill of some sort Dont oil float on surface?? doesnt look like it is floating to me? does look like a spill of some sort

]]> By: zhangjie http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-44589 zhangjie Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:08:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-44589 cool,a nice piace cool,a nice piace

]]> By: lemenos http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-44384 lemenos Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:13:03 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-44384 certainly a slick, doubtful it is rum....more likely oil certainly a slick, doubtful it is rum….more likely oil

]]> By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/rum-slick/#comment-44167 Tim Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:44:44 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/25/alex-turnbull/#comment-44167 cookie monster- yeah, they're probably schools. The high schools in the next county over from where I live are next to indistinguishable so I see no reason why these schools might not be. cookie monster- yeah, they’re probably schools. The high schools in the next county over from where I live are next to indistinguishable so I see no reason why these schools might not be.

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