Unexploded WW2 bombs and chemical weapons dumped in the Gulf of Mexico after WW2

[Shared Joy]

Hi,

Just some of the hazards posed to humans and drilling companies as these sites where weapons were dumped are uncharted and some of them ended up on the beach too

_http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210474/Forgotten-hazards-Unexploded-WW2-bombs-chemical-weapons-pose-threat-oil-drilling-Gulf-Mexico.html

Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs dumped in the Gulf of Mexico by the U.S. government after World War Two pose a significant risk to offshore oil drilling, warn researchers.
It is no secret that the United States, along with other governments, dumped munitions and chemical weapons in oceans from 1946 until the practice was banned in the 1970s by U.S. law and international treaty, said William Bryant, a Texas A&M University professor of oceanography.
As technological advances allow oil companies to push deeper into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, these forgotten hazards pose a threat as the industry picks up the pace of drilling after BP's deadly Macondo well blowout in 2010 that lead to the largest oil spill in U.S. history.

Historical documentary and video is also included. Just how irresponsible people can be...

 

[Gawan]

Historical documentary and video is also included. Just how irresponsible people can be...

Yes, this is really unfortunate. After world war II the allies had the choice to either dumb the bombs in the sea or to bomb cities with their bombs. For Germany the choice was pretty easy for them and many cities got destroyed in the last months of the war. In Germany are still many dead wwII bombs found when new for example roadworks are done.