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Originally Posted by scandium
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Originally Posted by Torplexed
The Australian government is a sterling model of efficiency compared to the bungled job done by state and federal officials here a few years back off the Oregon Coast
The M/V New Carissa, a Japanese-owned wood chip freighter, ran aground Feb. 4 1999 about 150 yards offshore of Oregon with nearly 400,000 gallons of tar-like bunker oil aboard....
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That was a fascinating read and the photos were a nice touch too. That was one very, very badly bungled op  |
I second that. Whoever was responsible for those decisions, please don't come to Australia and ruin our pristine coastline.
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