The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers

Started by ccs, February 11, 2026, 06:21:16 PM

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ccs

Interesting read

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddg885344do?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb

Over the past year there has been a big rise in the number of oil tankers and other commercial ships being abandoned around the world by their owners. What is causing the spike? And what is the human impact on the affected merchant sailors?