Oil pollution hits Med. in Lebanon

[Mr. X]

Always sad to see environmental destruction that seems to accompany the other horrors of war these days. Images of oil contamination of fish & crab :

http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70141-1230108-1,00.html

"Play nicely!"

 

[The Killer's me]

Yeah it is too bad. 15 years back, Israel dropped barrels filled with hazardous chemicals across the Lebanese coast. It took us 2 years to swim in the sea, and for the marin life to recover.

So what is happening today, happened and will happen in the future.

Regards

Rabih

 

[Mr. X]

I am not pointing any fingers because others have at various times done similar things. Seems like it is in everybody's long term interest to preserve the environment, and fossil fuel stocks/energy.

 

[island_sands]

Yeah it is too bad. 15 years back, Israel dropped barrels filled with hazardous chemicals across the Lebanese coast. It took us 2 years to swim in the sea, and for the marin life to recover.

So what is happening today, happened and will happen in the future.

Regards

Rabih

Appreciate that... but keep the politics to other forums and lets keep this to diving/environment related discussions.. shall we?

 

[The Killer's me]

certainly gentlemen...:t As scuba divers,how much weights u need to dive in diesel waters?:vangry

 

[Mr. X]

Cr@p viz too rofl.

 

[freedivechicago]

Don't know if you all saw this already, but a very sad and disquieting special report from the LA Times on the state of our oceans planet-wide:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.special

Jim

 

[island_sands]

certainly gentlemen...:t As scuba divers,how much weights u need to dive in diesel waters?:vangry

yes! i dive the east coast (Fujairah) all the time and there are always oil slicks... not due to the Israelis though! Due to oil tankers bilging out at sea because they wont pay the price to have it done in port :vangry

 

[Groupermadness]

We recieved reports that due to the warm water curents we may get the slick hitting our preservation area on the tip of the island (Cyprus) where the green turtles and Carreta's are hatching now. plus there is a japanese "sushi" Tuna Farm out there floating about so they must be in a big panic (3,000.00 pounds per fish) i'm going up there tonight for some early morning Spearing so will find out more from the Marine bio's on Turtle Project.

 

[Mr. X]

... Due to oil tankers bilging out at sea because they wont pay the price to have it done in port :vangry

I think that's human nature & the nature of business. Incentives & disincentives. The government tax tipping of building waste heavily here, so people just started "fly tipping" in laybys & previously unspoilt country lanes:rcard.