The oil can be displaced with seawater.
I can’t feature that they can’t get a few holes in her hull with hot taps. We drill some miserable crap in the oilfield to tap lines in that manner.
I dream of a day without wackos of any sort... when I die. I hope I am able to observe and laugh.
Yes, but only if it can be replaced at the same time the oil is being pumped out.
The concern is that drilling into the ship will cause a rupture. The oil will escape and be replaced by seawater (which is more dense) at an uncontrolled rate. Causing a cascading collapse of the hull.
Also, keep in mind that the oil bunkers were outboard of the ship’s vitals, to act as an additional protective measure. There may still be significant pockets of air in the ship, (I think the Pearl Harbor BBs were at Condition Yoke at the start of the attack, with partial watertight integrity) that could be replaced by oil and/or seawater during a rupture.