Possible invasive species superspreader event near Strait of Hormuz
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#2Things just keep getting better and better with this war. I love reading the news.
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#4This article seems designed to alarm more than to inform. I'm left with so many questions after reading it.
How long does a ship have to sit still before organisms attach to it?
How does this anti-attach coating get applied and can it be reapplied?
Can the ships be cleaned after sitting and accumulating sea life?
It mentioned COVID having caused ships to sit still, how much damage has already been done because of that?
Something that can survive high salinity and warm water is claimed to be able to survive anywhere, but is that really true? Couldn't cold water kill something that's adapted to warm water?
Etc., etc.
Re: Possible invasive species superspreader event near Strait of Hormuz
#5This article seems designed to alarm more than to inform. I'm left with so many questions after reading it. How long does a ship have to sit still before organisms attach to it? How does this anti-attach coating get applied and can it be reapplied? Can the ships be cleaned after sitting and accumulating sea life? It mentioned COVID having caused ships to sit still, how much damage has already been done because of tha…
It’s pretty simple, stuff grows on boats, then boats move, then stuff falls off. Source: I’ve owned boats that lived in salt water.
Maybe try just appreciating those basic facts rather than trying to overwhelm them with very hard to answer questions.
Does the basic idea in this article attack your world view?
Re: Possible invasive species superspreader event near Strait of Hormuz
#6This article seems designed to alarm more than to inform. I'm left with so many questions after reading it. How long does a ship have to sit still before organisms attach to it? How does this anti-attach coating get applied and can it be reapplied? Can the ships be cleaned after sitting and accumulating sea life? It mentioned COVID having caused ships to sit still, how much damage has already been done because of tha…
It’s pretty simple, stuff grows on boats, then boats move, then stuff falls off. Source: I’ve owned boats that lived in salt water. Maybe try just appreciating those basic facts rather than trying to overwhelm them with very hard to answer questions. Does the basic idea in this article attack your world view?
What a strangely aggressive response that doesn't seem to answer any of GP's questions.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s pretty simple, stuff grows on boats, then boats move, then stuff falls off. Source: I’ve owned boats that lived in salt water. Maybe try just appreciating those basic facts rather than trying to overwhelm them with very hard to answer questions. Does the basic idea in this article attack your world view?
What a strangely aggressive response that doesn't seem to answer any of GP's questions.
Ok, my bad. There’s nothing there that negative towards the article.
It just strikes me that this line of questioning blasting is often used to create uncertainty. My hostility to that came out here, when it was unfounded.
Re: Possible invasive species superspreader event near Strait of Hormuz
#8This article seems designed to alarm more than to inform. I'm left with so many questions after reading it. How long does a ship have to sit still before organisms attach to it? How does this anti-attach coating get applied and can it be reapplied? Can the ships be cleaned after sitting and accumulating sea life? It mentioned COVID having caused ships to sit still, how much damage has already been done because of tha…
Suez crisis and various oil price shenanigans have stalled ships many times over decades.
This can't be anything new.
Re: Possible invasive species superspreader event near Strait of Hormuz
#9This article seems designed to alarm more than to inform. I'm left with so many questions after reading it. How long does a ship have to sit still before organisms attach to it? How does this anti-attach coating get applied and can it be reapplied? Can the ships be cleaned after sitting and accumulating sea life? It mentioned COVID having caused ships to sit still, how much damage has already been done because of tha…
Did you try reading the Biological Invasions article they link to? --> https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10530-026-038...
It's way past my bedtime, so I will have to read it in the morning, but it already seems to address several of your questions.
Re: Possible invasive species superspreader event near Strait of Hormuz
#10This article seems designed to alarm more than to inform. I'm left with so many questions after reading it. How long does a ship have to sit still before organisms attach to it? How does this anti-attach coating get applied and can it be reapplied? Can the ships be cleaned after sitting and accumulating sea life? It mentioned COVID having caused ships to sit still, how much damage has already been done because of tha…
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