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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
The funny part about this is that this year there's been a half dozen or so tankers that were literally hit by mines and rockets in the middle east and while some oil leaked out as it should it didn't result in some massive oil spill that's threatening the environment there. Modern double hulled tankers are so advanced that they were literally blown open with minimal oil discharge. But transiting one of the busiest most developed ports in the world (Vancouver) with tankers is beyond the pale of acceptable risk here. Give me a break.
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never actually thought about this point... that is a good counterpoint to spills.