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That sinking feeling (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago (4 children)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I feel like there'd be a lot of salvageable material that could be put to better use. Even if it's all rusted and broken down, a ship that size has a lot of steel that could be repurposed.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 4 months ago (2 children)

On the one hand yes. But, and this is a big but, typically when ships are sunk by the government, a lot of environmental impact studies and decontamination processes are preformed. The goal is usually to create artificial reefs, which is pretty useful because of how much damage we’ve done to the natural habitats.

Does it balance out, or make up for it? I don’t know, I’m not smart enough. But I do know the artificial reef projects are greatly appreciated and highly desired by local governments.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

Also, shipbreaking is really dirty, dangerous, and expensive, typically being outsourced to some 3rd world country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

They spend a lot to decommission the ships and make them safe. It's just cheaper to buy an old ship and clean it up than to buy a similar amount of other artificial reef materials.

Also, being ships in shallow water, it drives scuba diving tourists as well as creating new locations for recreational fishing.

They're pretty big boons for the local towns.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I dunno, artificial reefs seem like decent way to reuse them. If the metal was worth salvaging seems like the would have. Maybe too labor intensive? https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/coral-reefs/when-wrecks-become-reefs

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

It's being sunk to create artificial reef

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’ve always kinda wondered what happens once the salt water breaks down the metal and paint, can’t be great for the local ecology

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

If you think the paint contamination after decommissioning is bad, just wait 'til you find out about how antifouling bottom paint (whether hard copper-based or ablative) works during the service life of the ship, by design.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Damn:

Following the financial collapse of United States Lines, United States was withdrawn from service in a surprise announcement in 1969.

So it was only in service from 1952-1969, then stripped for parts in 1994.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

This is your friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs…