Samoa warns of 'highly probable' oil spill from New Zealand navy ship that sank and caught fire
Samoa warns of 'highly probable' oil spill from New Zealand navy ship that sank and caught fire
New Zealand will hold a court of inquiry into the loss of the ship, which was one of nine in its navy. The cause of the disaster is not known.
An oil spill is “highly probable” from a grounded New Zealand navy ship which sank and caught fire off the coast of Samoa, the Pacific island nation’s acting prime minister said late Sunday.
Officials in Samoa are conducting an environmental impact assessment in the area where the ship sank on Sunday morning, acting Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio said in a statement.
Surely it caught fire and then sank?
11As far as I understand the reports, the headline is correct.
It ran aground on a reef and got damaged beyond repair. While it is not fully submerged, the term "sunk" still applies.
5It burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp.
But the fourth one floated!
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So this was just an accident of some sort?
2No no, they were surveying a reef, and found it, right under the keel. Great success. Too bsd the front fell off.
4That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
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Who wrote this headline? It should have the events in a more chronological order. Unless you want me to believe that it started burning underwater.
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