Late NEWS: WWII wrecks threaten Micronesia, what can be done about it...or is it to late?
I hope it is not to late, an oil slick could spill disasters in Micronesia.
© Gunther Deichmann - WWII
shipwreck in the
Truk Lagoon, Chuuk Micronesia
WWII wrecks 'threaten Micronesia'
By Phil Mercer BBC
News, Sydney
Micronesia's main sources of revenue are
diving and fishing
Australian
scientists are warning of an environmental disaster
in Micronesia as World War II wrecks start to leak
fuel into the region's pristine lagoons.
The wrecks attract tourists from all over the world
but now appear to be a serious pollution threat.
Thousands of Japanese and US vessels are scattered on
the sea beds in the area and have become home to an
abundance of marine life.
Micronesia is in the western Pacific Ocean and
consists of 600 islands.
Diving and fishing are the region's main sources of
revenue, but both could be severely damaged by a
toxic threat that lurks in the tropical waters.
Scientists have said that an oil slick from a
submerged ship is already contaminating the Chuuk
lagoon, where dozens of Japanese vessels were sunk by
American bombers...
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pacific/7603993.stm