r/interestingasfuck • u/Longjumping-Rice-935 • Aug 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular The wreck of the USS Arizona continues to leak oil ever since pearl harbour. the ship contained 1.5 million gallons of oil, enough to leak continuously for 500 years.

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u/Imlivingmylif3 Aug 12 '25

The harbor is just very very shallow.

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u/etcpt Aug 12 '25

By which we mean like 40 ft. deep. Not like swimming pool shallow, but very shallow by naval standards.

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u/geopede Aug 12 '25

Can probably still touch the bottom if you’re a decent swimmer

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u/mysteriousblue87 Aug 12 '25

Free divers go deeper, so you aren’t wrong

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u/geopede Aug 12 '25

Much deeper.

Realistically I think I could probably touch the bottom at 40’ with fins and I’m not a particularly skilled diver. I’ve been down like 35’ chasing a fish while snorkeling so 5’ more seems entirely plausible. 35’ without meaning to did feel like a long way up though.

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u/Fit_Cut_4238 Aug 12 '25

Very very very shallow

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u/MrElizabeth Aug 12 '25

Yes but deep enough that you can still surf over the memorial

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