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Re: [world-cruising] Re: Dumping offshore!!

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Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:37:03 EDT

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    ron 'coyote' lussier writes:

    >I mainly was wondering if disposing of paper overboard was a terribly
    >
    >thing. I figured it would sink quickly and dissolve (or be eaten). I
    >
    >hadn't thought about throwing tin cans overboard, but this also seems
    >
    >relatively safe in the deep ocean, as it's too deep for anything but
    >the sturdiest submarines, and the cans won't last very long (less than
    >
    >a few years) before also corroding down to nothing.
    >
    >Is my logic flawed?

    No, the above is valid, it is plastic, especially packaging, that is the
    real problem.

    Dumping plastic overboard is strictly a no-no.

    HTH

    Lew
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