European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february ?6, 1 990the stars and stripes passing amid the splendor quainter no doubt before they dash off to catch some four footed visitors to the appear engrossed in getting a against the sky and Sand during a Reventlow tide. But the Scenic Beauty is lost Ona silhouetted pier in old Orchard each Maine creates a striking pattern tar balls May be dark legacy of War Jacksonville. Fla. A tar balls washing up on East coast beaches May be the legacy of a Distant War and lost Oil tankers. They also arc a reminder of yesterday s pollution at a time when today s spills have the nation on Hall Century ago. German a boats stalking their prey close by America s shores Sank 148 Petroleum tankers and Many other ships spilling or sending to the Ocean Bottom millions of Gallons of Oil and big spills off Alaska and Cali fornia recall those world War ii disasters and invite a Basic question what has been the lasting Impact the government studied the pollution potential two decades after the War and judged it to be minor. But conclusive answers still remain Germany unleashed its u-b9ats in january 1942, weeks after the United states entered world War ii. Unarmed ships travelling along the East and Gulf coasts often silhouetted by Shore lights at night were sitting his 1978 Book a Boals offshore when Hitler struck America Edwin p. Hoyt estimated that in one month in Early 1942, five German submarines Cost the allies hundreds of thousands of Gal Best Sellers ions of feb. 19, 1942. The Tanker pan Massachusetts was sunk off Cape canaveral followed by the sinking of the cities service Empire the Republic and the . Anderson along the Florida coast. The night prowlers soon grew bolder. On May 7, near Jupiter Beach fla., a a boat torpedoed the Amazon in Daylight. The same Day. In the same area the Halscy an the Java Arrow went Down. The three tank ers carried 7.6 million pm Lions of Petroleum said Joe Pickett a historian at May port naval station near Jacksonville. The amount of Petroleum carried by world War ii tankers was relatively Small when compared with modern tankers such As the Exxon Valdez which was carrying 53 million Gallons of crude when it went aground last March and spilled almost 11 million Gallons off spills were reported up and Down the coast during the War. Oil washing ashore was a nuisance for Florida tourists and a headache for resort operators. But there is no evidence any major cleanup efforts were National focus was on the War Effort not on the environment. In fact the government censored information on such sinking. In an april 1942 Story on a ship sinking off Jacksonville Beach witnessed by crowds attending a dance the Florida times Union said newspapers were requested to with hold the name of the ship its tonnage cargo and ports of departure and destination. The a boat threat gradually subsided As . Forces adopted better evasive and anti submarine officials agree the world War ii spills caused Short term damage and in some cases sensitive Shore areas May have been permanently damaged or destroyed. But As one specialist noted Oil usually degrades Over two to three s not to say that we want Oil spills in the environment because there s always a certain amount of said Fred Stroud. A senior on site coordinator for Oil spills for the environmental Protection can be devastating to mangrove stands and Coral reefs like those in South Florida said Stroud who is based in Allan 13.a spill also can harm seabirds and Colo Nies of oysters clams and shrimp in Ocean Side marshes although Stroud said the shellfish usually recover within three years. But if it is serious enough they May not Bounce Back he said. Temperatures and natural Ocean action Aid the degradation process he said. In warm temperatures such Light products As gasoline evaporate and Oil degrades quickly. Heavy Oil sinks to the Bottom in the form of Sticky tar balls that Wash up on the beaches of Florida and the rest of the South cast could be the result of slow leakage from some of the tankers sunk in world War ii. Stroud Federal government in 1967 studied the potential pollution threat from the world War ii sinking. Coast guard divers examined four tank ers resting in less than 200 feet of water of new York and new Jersey and found tanks mostly emptied of Oil in some cases apparently because of seepage in others apparently because of the original explosion or Metal the site of the sunken British Tanker Coimbra 30 Miles Southeast of fire Island. N.y., intermittent Oil seepage was observed on the surface of the water but it source could not be located the report said. Nevertheless the study concluded Evi Dence gathered from this project indicates that tankers sunk during world War ii do not present a potential pollution threat to the american co Puad by the naw York Slmaa fiction 1oevtces and desires by pm Jamal last Paoli 1. Mhz on 5 2the bad place by Oman r Koopu Lait a 3. Wmk on lilt is 3oh. The places you la go by or Saul ult Eanon 4a ruling passion by Judith Man Ull a 4. Kronkit 81 a counterattack by w e b 8. 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