Arizona became a macabre death chamber for thousands after it was bombed in 1941 Yet, there's no plan to stop the leak It still slowly leaks oil into pearl harbor all these years later.
The Oil Leak at The USS Arizona Memorial: A Moving Yet Controversial Site - UponArriving
The uss arizona and uss utah have leaked thousands of gallons of oil in pearl harbor since the 1941 attack and there's no plan to stop the flow anytime soon.
Research from 2018 found approximately 79,000 gallons of fuel oil still trapped inside the arizona
At 2.25 gallons per day, simple division suggests the ship could leak for another 96 years. A little more info, from the pearl harbor tourism site There have been studies done to determine whether the leaking oil is an environmental hazard Based on the results of these studies, the navy decided to continue to allow it to leak rather than attempt to stop it or remove the ship
Microbiologist ralph mitchell had corroding metal put on ice and sent to his laboratory at harvard The leak is small, about a quart and a half a day It's believed between 14,000 and 64,000 gallons of oil have leaked from the uss arizona since the attack, and the national park service estimates it could continue to leak for 500 years. The uss arizona had refueled nearly 1,500 gallons of oil the day before it was struck and sank, a location where the memorial exists today.
Visitors exiting the uss arizona memorial monument
Once near the arizona memorial monument, one can notice the smell of fuel oil A view into the reflecting pools of the arizona memorial monument You can see the sheen on the water caused by the leaking fuel from the uss arizona battleship. People call it the black tears of the arizona. you can see oil rise to the surface, making rainbows on the water
You can even smell the stuff At the current rate, oil will go on trickling out of the arizona for another 500 years, if the ship doesn't totally disintegrate before that Naturally, some have suggested sealing off the cracks in the ship or sucking all the oil out to. A federal report found the type of oil leaking from the memorial is particularly toxic, and environmentalists are concerned about its effects on marine life living in the harbor
