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Old October 14th, 2020, 11:07 AM posted to uk.politics.misc, rec.travel, rec.travel.cruises, aus.politics, talk.politics.misc
Keema's Nan
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Default Cruise ship industry floundering, ships being sold for recycling

On 14 Oct 2020, Phantom_View wrote
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:00:03 +0100, Keema's Nan
wrote:

On 13 Oct 2020, Phantom_View wrote
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"Cruises" are DEATH. Everybody knows it.

It is the END of that "industry" for a long time to come.
Norovirus was the sign, COVID was the hammer.

A pity to junk all the ships though .... gotta be some other
uses for them. The ultrarich could BUY them as private
yachts ............


Better still, just scuttle them around the English fishing conservation
areas. That would stop foreign fishing vessels from trawling and destroying
our seas; and would create protected breeding areas for what is left of our
fish stocks.

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...aled-97-of-uk-
offshore-marine-parks-subject-to-destructive-fishing


Not the worst idea actually ....

But the things are loaded with oils and plastics and toxic
paint and ...........


Well yes, but I was assuming all potentially harmful material would have been
removed prior to the sinking.

We are talking nature conservation.



Floating amusement areas, shops ... might be popular in
some places. A few people ARE rich enough to use at
least the shorter ships as yachts. Some extra hospital
ships might be wise, C-19 will not be the last epidemic
after all. Maybe Musk can take off the top and launch and
recover rockets ?

In any case, it is a horrible waste to just scrap the things.


Although think of the thousands of tons of turds which are now going to
sewage farms rather than just being dumped into the oceans every night.