• @whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    527 days ago

    I’ve always kinda wondered what happens once the salt water breaks down the metal and paint, can’t be great for the local ecology

    • @grue@lemmy.world
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      727 days ago

      If you think the paint contamination after decommissioning is bad, just wait 'til you find out about how antifouling bottom paint (whether hard copper-based or ablative) works during the service life of the ship, by design.