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Originally posted by Brockpaine
If the Indians managed to dump 100% of the cargo of 7000t oil while they tried to tow it clear, that's an oil slick approximately 36 miles wide. Within a few hours a large percentage would turn to the gaseous state and evaporated. In the shallower waters, particulates in the water would absorb the oil and then sink to the bottom. With the water temperatures being warm in this area, the spill would rapidly see evaporation. Microbial action driven by sunlight would break the oil down into more water-soluble elements resulting in dissolution through the water table. A small percentage of the oil would persist as tarballs for between 1-12 months as a result of aggregation, but most of the oil would be dispersed quite rapidly.
If the Indians managed to dump the entire load evenly over as much area as possible (ie, intentionally), the slick could cover a maximum of 32,410 square miles with a depth of 1mm.
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Originally posted by TheCanadian
Then just chalk up the Brazilian response to irritation and bluster then
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Originally posted by RLBH
I actually seriously doubt that you'd manage to get the full cargo into the water - there are sound constructional and operational reasons why tankers have multiple tanks, and usually at least one longitudinal bulkhead running the length of the cargo compartments. It's quite likely that the grounding would rip open two or three cargo tanks, maybe all of them down one side, but ripping open the entire ship, even with poor construction standards, isn't that likely. Of course, there's still likely to be a continuous leak from the broken tanks. In any case, this is actually smaller than a historical spill of 1937, when the SS Frank H. Buck and SS President Coolidge collided - that resulted in 8,870 tons finding its' way into San Francisco Bay.
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