{"id":47,"date":"2019-12-05T08:40:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T08:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2022-10-07T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T10:03:08","slug":"learn-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Learn more about dangerous wrecks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Movies<\/h2>\n<p>A documentary by Christian Heynen<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vergessene Wracks   Schwarze Tr\u00e4nen der Meere Doku ARTE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KL-1K7J6CEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Articles and scientific papers<\/h2>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Article from New Scientist<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20727761-600-why-wartime-wrecks-are-slicking-time-bombs\/#ixzz665WpmFIu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-212 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23-1536x1014.png 1536w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23-1x1.png 1w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2019-06-27-13-45-23.png 1923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>Thousands of ships sunk in the second world war are seeping oil \u2013 and with their rusty tanks disintegrating, \u201cpeak leak\u201d is only a few years away. The battle for Guadalcanal was one of the pivotal moments of the second world war. The Japanese occupied Guadalcanal, the largest of the Solomon Islands, in August 1942. When the Americans landed a few months later, the Japanese set out to reinforce their troops by sea&#8230;&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20727761-600-why-wartime-wrecks-are-slicking-time-bombs\/#ixzz665WpmFIu\">learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>An Issue Paper Prepared for the 2005 International Oil Spill Conference<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2he.eu\/Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-213 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Wrecks-in-Marine-Waters-Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1-pdf-228x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Wrecks-in-Marine-Waters-Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1-pdf-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Wrecks-in-Marine-Waters-Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1-pdf-777x1024.png 777w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Wrecks-in-Marine-Waters-Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1-pdf-768x1012.png 768w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Wrecks-in-Marine-Waters-Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1-pdf-1x1.png 1w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Wrecks-in-Marine-Waters-Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1-pdf.png 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>There has been increased awareness and concern about the oil pollution risks posed by sunken wrecks, both recent and relic. Recent cases such as M\/T Prestige and M\/T Erika, where the vessel or portions of the vessel sank with large volumes of heavy, persistent oils onboard, have triggered public demand for removal of the oil, regardless of the pollution threat&#8230;..<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/2he.eu\/Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks_in_Marine_Waters-1.pdf\">learn more<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 align=\"justify\">Potentially Polluting Shipwrecks<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2he.eu\/Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-214 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Shipwrecks-Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks-pdf-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Shipwrecks-Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks-pdf-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Shipwrecks-Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks-pdf-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Shipwrecks-Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks-pdf-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Shipwrecks-Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks-pdf-1x1.png 1w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Potentially-Polluting-Shipwrecks-Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks-pdf.png 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>Right now, nearly 4,000 WWII shipwrecks are threatening the center of marine biodiversity with oil spills. The lasting legacy of WWII in the Pacific is found in millions of gallons of oil and unexploded ordnance onboard these vessels. While many ships lost their fuel reserves during battle, a considerable (but ultimately unknown) number still contain fuel on-board. World War II erupted in the world scale like few events in history&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2he.eu\/Barrett_MP_Potentially_Polluting_Wrecks.pdf\">learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Council of Europe &#8211; Resolution 1869 (2012) &#8211;<br \/>\nThe environmental impact of sunken shipwrecks<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2he.eu\/CoE%20Resolution%201869%20%282012%29The%20environmental%20impact%20of%20sunken%20shipwrecks.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-CoE-Resolution-1869-2012The-environmental-impact-of-sunken-shipwrecks-pdf-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-CoE-Resolution-1869-2012The-environmental-impact-of-sunken-shipwrecks-pdf-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-CoE-Resolution-1869-2012The-environmental-impact-of-sunken-shipwrecks-pdf-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-CoE-Resolution-1869-2012The-environmental-impact-of-sunken-shipwrecks-pdf-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-CoE-Resolution-1869-2012The-environmental-impact-of-sunken-shipwrecks-pdf-1x1.png 1w, https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-CoE-Resolution-1869-2012The-environmental-impact-of-sunken-shipwrecks-pdf.png 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>1. Shipwrecks, ocean acidification and the dumping of waste into oceans are among the biggest sources of marine pollution. Some 75% of sunken wrecks date back to the Second World War; their metal structures are ageing and their metal plates are deteriorating, thus threatening to release their contents into the ocean due to the effects of corrosion&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2he.eu\/CoE%20Resolution%201869%20%282012%29The%20environmental%20impact%20of%20sunken%20shipwrecks.pdf\">learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Interactive Maps<\/h2>\n<h4>Sea borders and more<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marineregions.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-287 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dach.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-Marine-Regions-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Bathymetric charts<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu\/?menu=19\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-256\" src=\"https:\/\/dach.cleanwreck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-06-27-EMODnet-Bathymetry-Viewing-and-Download-service-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movies A documentary by Christian Heynen Articles and scientific papers Article from New Scientist Thousands of ships sunk in the second world war are seeping oil \u2013 and with their rusty tanks disintegrating, \u201cpeak leak\u201d is only a few years away. The battle for Guadalcanal was one of the pivotal moments of the second world [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":576,"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.cleanwreck.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}