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9th Nov 2005, 06:30

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4Greens

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Crude oil from a tanker has to be set alight with the equivalent of long exposure to a blowtorch. The only danger on board is fuel vapour. That doesn't occur of course when it spreads over seawater.
Napalm, bombs etc are completely useless.