michael_cb_125
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http://************.com/2010/02/22/...land-10000-tons-chemicals-threaten-ecosystem/
Terrible News.
~Michael
Terrible News.
~Michael
Terrible news for many many species, one of Which is the Clipperton Angel
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michael_cb_125
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A tanker has run aground at Clipperton Atoll and is leaking Xylene.
Why would a tanker be anywhere near this atoll?
~Michael
A tanker has run aground at Clipperton Atoll and is leaking Xylene.
Why would a tanker be anywhere near this atoll?
~Michael
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serval
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That is really awful. Tankers carrying chemicals of any sort in quantity should be double hulled. I know this would increase the price of things, but it needs to happen.
On a separate, nit picky note, it is annoying that RC won't allow links to other sites to be pasted, isn't it? It isn't as if we will all go off and use those other sites to the exclusion of theirs. Why do they do that?
On a separate, nit picky note, it is annoying that RC won't allow links to other sites to be pasted, isn't it? It isn't as if we will all go off and use those other sites to the exclusion of theirs. Why do they do that?
LobsterOfJustice
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This is what I hate about red tape and bureaucratics. Last year several of those angelfish died in a warehouse somewhere because paperwork was improperly filled out - and now the species may be lost forever.
yukonblizzard
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I heard Clipperton's were going to be available this summer, I guess not anymore. 
They probably were, but if you read the link they cancelled a trip to collect. They will probably get collected eventually, there is a demand for them.
http://www.marinebreeder.org/
http://liveaquaria.com/
Also hows that for some links ^ for some reason it is only certain sites.
http://www.marinebreeder.org/
http://liveaquaria.com/
Also hows that for some links ^ for some reason it is only certain sites.
Toddrtrex
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The most likely reason that RC is blocking the site linked in the OP is because they were trying to drive traffic to their site by having people come here and post a bunch of links to that site.
So the odds are very good if you see a bunch of " ****** " for a site, it is that site's actions that caused RC to block them.
roktsintst
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That is great news John!!!
Cultivatedcoral
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Maybe when they start collecting Clipperton's a year or two from now they will find some two-headed ones due to the Xylene leak. Now that would be an expensive fish! Just kidding.
It's a shame these tanker Captain's don't know how to navigate properly. Where did he get his Captain's license, Sears & Roebuck?
It's a shame these tanker Captain's don't know how to navigate properly. Where did he get his Captain's license, Sears & Roebuck?
jhawkor
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My prediction... Clipperton will be fine... and so will any upcoming collection trip there...
Copps
I hope your right.
I hope so John, but if the island and surrounding island gets shut down, I'm not sure how Steve will get his paperwork for access especially since these type of disasters can shut things down for awhile. But I know nothing as I am just another avid fish geek.
AquaKnight
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How on earth anyone can decipher that the Captain was at fault, or there was a navigational error from two short paragraphs? 
None of which mention anything eluding to the cause....
None of which mention anything eluding to the cause....I am a bit skeptical of the news. The only source of the news is from a local press in Tahiti, in which a small coverage mentioned the ship concerned, Sichem Osprey, "grounded" at Clipperton Atoll on 10 Feb 2010. There was no mentioning of any leakage.
While I am also concerned about pollution, it seems that this is a very minor incident that won't have any long term implication. God bless.
How on earth anyone can decipher that the Captain was at fault, or there was a navigational error from two short paragraphs?
anything negative that happens is the capts fault. hes in command for everything.
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Thats true, but navigating a ship around the world is a daunting task for anyone. The fact is that even the greatest of captains can have a series of events that would lead them to hitting a reef in the middle of the ocean. It may be more and more rare as technology improves, but it will happen. The real issue is why arent they required to build ships that can handle being run aground without leaking? We have the technology to do just that, but people need to see seals and saegulls coated in oil to demand that kind of change.
copps
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Not news... just an educated hunch...
So who here in the states is interested in a clipperton if they become available? Anyone who knows me does not need an answer from me... :beer:
the difference is the 2 sites you posted pay RC money
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