Arizona became a macabre death chamber for thousands after it was bombed in 1941 It still slowly leaks oil into pearl harbor all these years later. The uss arizona and uss utah have leaked thousands of gallons of oil in pearl harbor since the 1941 attack and there’s no plan to stop the flow anytime soon. Research from 2018 found approximately 79,000 gallons of fuel oil still trapped inside the arizona At 2.25 gallons per day, simple division suggests the ship could leak for another 96 years. The leak is small, about a quart and a half a day
It's believed between 14,000 and 64,000 gallons of oil have leaked from the uss arizona since the attack, and the national park service estimates it could continue to leak for 500 years. At the current rate, oil will go on trickling out of the arizona for another 500 years, if the ship doesn’t totally disintegrate before that Naturally, some have suggested sealing off the cracks in the ship or sucking all the oil out to dispose of it properly, reasoning that a constant drop feed of oil can’t be great for hawaiian waters. Is the uss arizona still leaking oil today In this informative video, we will discuss the ongoing story of the uss arizona, a battleship that has become a s.
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