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Why do ships do this?

(7 Posts)
absent Sat 02-Feb-13 09:40:35

j07 It's not that it's "not a very good thread title", it's that it's difficult to know what to say other than vampirequeen's replies. I am sure that many people are distressed by the sight of these poor guillemots, especially as the rescuers are having a problem finding the best way to clean them up.

I am afraid the answer to your question comes down to money, selfishness and greed, as it so does to so many questions. sad

j07 Sat 02-Feb-13 09:30:08

Not a very good thread title was it?

vampirequeen Sat 02-Feb-13 09:16:06

They may have been flushing out their tanks. To do that in port costs a lot of money but sea water is free and they don't have to pay for it to be taken aways and disposed of properly.

harrigran Fri 01-Feb-13 23:13:19

Why would anyone want to dump palm oil in the sea ? Surely it is a comodity that gets transported from A to B and is not a waste product hmm

Deedaa Fri 01-Feb-13 22:15:34

And of course nobody who could stop them cares enough to bother!

vampirequeen Fri 01-Feb-13 06:11:23

They do it because it's cheaper than doing it properly in port.

j07 Thu 31-Jan-13 23:06:13

more seabirds needing resching

Probably palm oil apparently. That stuff should be banned from the world. For many reasons.