How about just towing the derelict vessel back out to see and sinking her? Problem solved.
But the rats - “Watership Down”?
“nuke it from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.”
Yes, if it was way out, rats can swim..It would have to go really far far out
Rats are smart MFs; if you connect towing lines to that ship someone better stand by with pest shot or your own ship will soon have the infestation.
Even if you did that the sheer number coming down that li e might overwhelm the shooter. There's no way I'd take that job if it were my ship.
RATS can Swim.....
Ask Obama
1) The EPA will have to do an environmental impact study.
2) The EPA will determine that before the sinking can be accomplished, ALL contaminants must be removed from the vessel
3) The EPA will request Congress to provide funding for this emergency operation.
4) Congress will be deadlocked over where it must cut spending in order to get the money. At the same time, Obama will announce that he will veto any plan that does not include tax increases on everyone who earns a salary except SEIU members.
5) While beaurocrats and politicians dither,the winter expansion of the "shrinking" polar ice cap will enclose the ship's hull and soon crush it.
6) The US taxpayers will foot the bill to clean up the oil that will drift ashore after the ice melts.