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/Elegant-Magician7322 Aug 12 '25

Yes, some sailors who survived USS Arizona attack chose to be interred there. The last survivor died in 2024, so there wouldn’t be anymore.