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Massive mystery spill in the Baltic Sea
Watchers News ^ | 6/12/22 | watchers blog

Posted on 06/13/2022 9:41:47 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

A massive spill of an unknown substance has been detected in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Sweden.

According to the Swedish Coast Guard, who detected the spill on June 8, the affected surface area is 77 km2 (30 mi2) and is located in both Swedish and Finnish waters.

“What the spill consists of is still not clear but it is not mineral oil, and there is currently no immediate threat of landfall,” the coast guard said.

It said it had mapped the spill using planes and also collected samples, adding that it would not be able to comment on which measures to deploy until after the samples had been analyzed.

A preliminary investigation into environmental crimes has also been launched.

(Excerpt) Read more at watchers.news ...


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To: carriage_hill

Some large ship pumped their bilge


21 posted on 06/13/2022 10:59:39 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

That’s probably more likely.


22 posted on 06/13/2022 11:08:13 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: mabarker1

Check back at 4pm market close, to see what that’s worth.


23 posted on 06/13/2022 11:09:58 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: GOPJ

I’d bet the INTELSATs already have pics of it.


24 posted on 06/13/2022 11:12:13 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: dynachrome

25 posted on 06/13/2022 11:32:24 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

WWII sunk oil tanker that is now leaking massively maybe?


26 posted on 06/13/2022 12:09:08 PM PDT by cranked
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To: dynachrome

I’m thinking it’s from an old wreck, as well.


27 posted on 06/13/2022 12:41:29 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: ought-six

Lots of Russian and German ships went down in the Baltic in WWII.


28 posted on 06/13/2022 12:49:27 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Maybe a ship sunk during WWII has deteriorated to the point where its tanks are leaking. A cargo of coconut oil, maybe?


29 posted on 06/13/2022 3:11:46 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Fish volunteering their oil?


30 posted on 06/13/2022 3:11:49 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Red Badger

At this point I’m hoping for The Rapture, Cthulhu, or Sky Net; I’m just done with this world.


31 posted on 06/13/2022 6:26:21 PM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Antihero101607

It’s going to get worse before it gets better......................


32 posted on 06/14/2022 5:55:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: M Kehoe
"Hi. Normally crude oil seeps up through the sea floor, but in small quantities. 5.56mm"

Yes:

naturally occurring oil seeps from the seafloor are the largest source of oil entering the world ocean? (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oilseep.html)

[2000] Twice an Exxon Valdez spill worth of oil seeps into the Gulf of Mexico every year, according to a new study...Oil that finds its way to the surface from natural seeps gets broken down by bacteria and ends up as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas...."On water, oil has this wonderful property of spreading out really thin," said Mitchell. "A gallon of oil can spread over a square mile very quickly." So what ends up on the surface is an incredibly thin slick, impossible to see with the human eye and harmless to marine animals. (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/01/000127082228.htm)

[2003] Recent global estimates of crude-oil seepage rates suggest that about 47% of crude oil currently entering the marine environment is from natural seeps, whereas 53% results from leaks and spills during the extraction, transportation, refining, storage, and utilization of petroleum. The amount of natural crude-oil seepage is currently estimated to be 600,000metric tons per year, with a range of uncertainty of 200,000 to 2,000,000metric tons per year. Thus, natural oil seeps may be the single most important source of oil that enters the ocean, exceeding each of the various sources of crude oil that enters the ocean through its exploitation by humankind. (Kvenvolden, Keith & Cooper, Cortis. (2003). Natural seepage of crude oil into the marine environment. Geo-Marine Letters. 23. 140-146. 10.1007/s00367-003-0135-0. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225679680_Natural_seepage_of_crude_oil_into_the_marine_environment/citation/download)

[2009] "Natural Petroleum Seeps Release Equivalent Of Up To 80 Exxon Valdez Oil Spills." According to new research by scientists from UC Santa Barbara and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), that's how much oil has made its way into sediments offshore from petroleum seeps near Coal Oil Point in the Santa Barbara Channel... "One of the natural questions is: What happens to all of this oil?" Valentine said. "So much oil seeps up and floats on the sea surface. It's something we've long wondered. We know some of it will come ashore as tar balls, but it doesn't stick around. And then there are the massive slicks. You can see them, sometimes extending 20 miles from the seeps. But what is really the ultimate fate?"

Based on their previous research, Valentine and Reddy surmised that the oil was sinking "because this oil is heavy to begin with," Valentine said. "It's a good bet that it ends up in the sediments because it's not ending up on land. It's not dissolving in ocean water, so it's almost certain that it is ending up in the sediments." (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513130944.htm)

33 posted on 06/14/2022 7:26:13 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: GOPJ; carriage_hill; PIF; dfwgator; Red Badger; Widget Jr; shotgun; ought-six; Kevmo; All

The article says 30 mi2. Wouldn’t that be 30 miles squared, not 30 square miles? In other words 900 square miles. Probably not a bilge dump. Possibly an undersea oil seep. Or a long lost liquid cargo breaking loose from a wreck.


34 posted on 06/16/2022 9:37:08 PM PDT by gleeaikin (Question authorityt)
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To: gleeaikin

Yes, there are sunken vessels all over that area..............


35 posted on 06/17/2022 5:02:49 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: gleeaikin
I read it as 30 square miles, but that could be misleading, ie 30 sqmi v 30 mi2. Either way, it's a BIG mess, but the ocean will likely disperse it.
36 posted on 06/17/2022 5:05:23 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
From 3 weeks ago...

Dutch navy ship lost 4,000 liters oil in Baltic sea

Mystery solved...?

37 posted on 06/17/2022 5:14:11 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mabarker1
I’ll put my 50 billion rubles on Pootie.

Payback for Sweden seeking to join NATO. It wasn't an accident. The Europeans have had issues for years with the Russians dumping untreated sewage in the Baltic from Kaliningrad. This is just another F. U. from Putin.
38 posted on 06/17/2022 5:24:48 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: mewzilla

Possibly


39 posted on 06/17/2022 2:38:55 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Red Badger

I accidentally clicked your personal information page. It says it was removed. How the heck did that happen?


40 posted on 06/17/2022 9:33:56 PM PDT by gleeaikin (Question authorityt)
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