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Old 04-11-2022, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by chico20854 View Post
April 11, 1997



The Soviet destroyer Vol'nyy intercepts the supertanker Southern Jasmine, carrying 250,000 tons of crude oil to Japan, in the South China Sea.

The Venezuelan tanker Salvador Allende sinks after being struck by aircraft from the USS Lexington two days ago.
This sort of thing makes me think of what a mess that was made of the ecosystem before we went nuclear. Tarballs and oil slicks and debris of various sorts (along with garbage) must be everywhere.

If you've ever been a part of an NTC battalion police call of the desert, you know what a mess major units can leave behind.
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