That sinking feeling
That sinking feeling
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Damn:
Following the financial collapse of United States Lines, United States was withdrawn from service in a surprise announcement in 1969.
So it was only in service from 1952-1969, then stripped for parts in 1994.
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This is your friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs…
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Yeah, I feel like there'd be a lot of salvageable material that could be put to better use. Even if it's all rusted and broken down, a ship that size has a lot of steel that could be repurposed.
On the one hand yes. But, and this is a big but, typically when ships are sunk by the government, a lot of environmental impact studies and decontamination processes are preformed. The goal is usually to create artificial reefs, which is pretty useful because of how much damage we’ve done to the natural habitats.
Does it balance out, or make up for it? I don’t know, I’m not smart enough. But I do know the artificial reef projects are greatly appreciated and highly desired by local governments.
Yeah, but it's not "profitable".
I dunno, artificial reefs seem like decent way to reuse them. If the metal was worth salvaging seems like the would have. Maybe too labor intensive? https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/coral-reefs/when-wrecks-become-reefs
It's being sunk to create artificial reef
I’ve always kinda wondered what happens once the salt water breaks down the metal and paint, can’t be great for the local ecology
If you think the paint contamination after decommissioning is bad, just wait 'til you find out about how antifouling bottom paint (whether hard copper-based or ablative) works during the service life of the ship, by design.