Brazil wants to abandon a warship and it could become one of the biggest pieces of ocean garbage | Business Insider

razil plans to abandon its biggest warship, the"São Paulo," out at sea. It's believed to contain asbestos, and the Brazilian army now plans to abandon it in international waters.Brazil is planning to abandon its biggest warship in international waters after failing to get it scrapped, and, as, it could become one of the biggest pieces of garbage in the ocean.

The São Paulo, a 60-year-old aircraft carrier, has been floating abandoned in the South Atlantic Ocean for five months. Weighing 30,100 tonnes and reaching a height of 267 m, it's the largest Brazilian warship in existence., and it started sailing to Turkey in August, but it was not allowed to dock in the country. Turkish authorities said the ship had asbestos, a toxic material commonly found in ships made in the 20th century.

The ship then turned around and returned to Brazil, but in September, it was prevented from docking on the coast of Pernambuco state, per Time. It was left to circle aimlessly along the Brazilian coast for five months.In another twist to the sorry fate of the old aircraft carrier SAO PAULO A12, the Brazilian Navy on 20 Jan seized the ship from Turkish owners saying it was in danger of sinking.

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités

Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.

ChatGPT has only been around for two months and is causing untold chaos | Business InsiderWhile ChatGPT's long-term influence remains to be seen, people are already finding creative ways to use it.
La source: BISouthAfrica - 🏆 34. / 51 Lire la suite »

Nissan has a plan for used Leaf batteries: Powering buildings | Business InsiderNissan might have a new answer to the question of what happens when millions of used electric car batteries aren't useful in EVs anymore.
La source: BISouthAfrica - 🏆 34. / 51 Lire la suite »

Four of the richest Indians have collectively lost about $45 billion in 2023 | Business InsiderGautam Adani – whose net worth is down $36.1 billion this year – and his fellow Indian billionaires are leading losses on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
La source: BISouthAfrica - 🏆 34. / 51 Lire la suite »

Elon Musk's reported payments plan for Twitter sends dogecoin skyrocketing 10% | Business InsiderThe prospect of dogecoin being a part of a Twitter payments ecosystem has ramped up the meme coin's gain for January.
La source: BISouthAfrica - 🏆 34. / 51 Lire la suite »

Ghostly flying 'whirlpool' that appeared above Hawaii could be leftover SpaceX rocket fuel | Business InsiderThe strange blue whirlpool was spotted by a Japanese telescope earlier this month shortly after a SpaceX launch. BISouthAfrica debris
La source: BISouthAfrica - 🏆 34. / 51 Lire la suite »