Originally Posted by
Geriaviator
BonnieLass Just for info, oil on water is unwilling to burn as the Royal Navy discovered in the Torrey Canyon disaster which sent thousands of tons of crude into the English Channel. My friend Giles, one of the Buccaneer pilots who attacked with incendiaries and napalm, told me that the oil certainly burned around the ordnance but "the damn stuff just wouldn't stay alight no matter what we tried". Thanks for your hard work in keeping us in touch with shipping aspects of Trump's disaster.
I remember the Torry Canyon all too well and the immense damage done.......and I agree in regard the issues of burning a spill, it was quite the sight watching the efforts with that shipwreck.
There are various opinions as to the type of oil....is it raw crude from a leak in the oil pipeline to the nearby oil field (it last sprang a leak in late 2024)...is it refined oil or oil product...no-one has managed to identify it or where it came from as yet. It is heading towards Saudi Arabian territorial waters if it remains spreading in the current direction. Whatever type of oil it is and where it originated, it needs urgent dispersal treatment by someone to prevent further damage.