Comments on: World’s Largest Ship Graveyard

By: Theo

Theo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:20:18 +0000

When sunken to proper depths, the low amount of oxygen in the water does not provide for much corrosion. I do agree that recycling is the best way to deal with old ships!

By: David Thiboutot

David Thiboutot — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:06:21 +0000

How can you say that. I think corrosion can be very dangerous and we should not let stupid ideas as done by the U.S. Navy. It destroys environment. Anyone should take responsability and push governements to take care of these things. They have to take boats out of the water and dismantle them. Period. 90% of the crap can be recycled. Thank you.

By: Jan Hein

Jan Hein — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:46:46 +0000

Take a look around the Alang beach in India:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

This is where ships end their lives as they slowly crawls ashore and disintegrates…..

/Jan

By: marktci

marktci — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:49:39 +0000

"Can’t they be sunk to form artificial reefs?"

The ships? Or the corrupt officials?

By: Fasaani

Fasaani — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:08:36 +0000

They would have to try to remove all the toxic materials first and I guess they don’t have money for that either. Looks like US Navy spent 20 mils on cleaning up USS Oriskany before it was sunk.

By: Capital Chay

Capital Chay — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:37:59 +0000

Can’t they be sunk to form artificial reefs?

By: cookie monster

cookie monster — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:58:49 +0000

"In an effort to clean up the local environment, several solutions have been put forward for consideration."

Can i suggest the first thing to do would be to consider getting rid of these corrupt officials of which you speak?