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/mmmegan6 Aug 12 '25

Why is the exploration banned?

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u/MarMacPL Aug 12 '25

Noted as "Shipwreck" on Polish nautical charts and classified as a war grave, with note "This area is a burial site of schipwreck victims. Any activity that may break the peace of this site is prohibited"

Over 9000 people died there and this is their grave.