• NegativeInf@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    100,000 tons of crude. Who’s responsible for mopping this around for PR before it finally sinks to the bottom?

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      If it’s like oil spills in the U.S., volunteers with Dawn soap and maybe some of the costs will be felt by the oil company after 25 years of litigation.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 years ago

      I wouldn’t hold your breath. “People waiting to be saved in the Middle East” is a long list, and I assume the seabirds are low down.

      What is a typical rate of actual recovery after an oil spill?