not to mention the unhappy familys of the sailors not being able to give a proper burial?
2007-11-24 05:44:30 · 9 answers · asked by fasbdaiu d 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It's a lot of oil. It's to risky to try and pump it out.
2007-11-24 06:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by uscrodeu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wreck of Arizona remains at Pearl Harbor, a memorial to the men of her crew lost that December morning in 1941. On March 7, 1950, Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet at that time, instituted the raising of colors over her remains; and legislation during the administrations of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy designated the wreck a national shrine on May 30, 1962. A memorial was built across the ship's sunken remains, including a shrine room listing the names of the lost crewmembers on a marble wall. While the superstructure and 3 of the 4 main turrets were removed, the ring of one of the turrets remains visible above the water. Memorial services are regularly held in the shrine, with an ever-smaller number of Arizona survivors attending over the years. Warships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other navies routinely salute Arizona when passing through Pearl Harbor. As of 2007, 66 years after the explosion that destroyed Arizona, oil leaks from the hulk still rise to the surface of the water. The USS Arizona continues to leak about a quart of oil per day into the harbor. Survivors from the crew say that the oil will continue to leak until the last survivor dies. Many of the survivors have arranged for their ashes to be placed in the ship, among their fallen comrades, upon their death and cremation. The Navy, in conjunction with the National Park Service, has recently overseen a comprehensive computerized mapping of the hull, being careful to honor its role as a war grave. The Navy is considering non-intrusive means of abating the continued leakage of oil to avoid the further environmental degradation of the harbor. This abatement may very well occur when the last surviving crewmember dies. As a tribute to the 1,177 men entombed inside, the remains will be left untouched.
2016-05-25 05:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by bobby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For several weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor the Navy went to great lengths to recover the mortal remains of those who died in USS Arizona and the other ships which were sunk during that attack. One of my instructors in Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes in 1958 was one of those divers who went below to carry out that chore. Many of the mortal remains recovered were interred in the National Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the "Punch Bowl" on Oahu.
The oil that is leaking is called bunker oil. It is quite heavy and viscous, unlike the oil one sees in an auto's engine today. And it is reaching the surface only a few drops at a time from a small leak in the hull of the ship.
You should also know that a major street in the vicinity of Pearl Harbor is named for the Captain of the Arizona, as is one for the ship's surgeon. The USS Arizona memorial is one of only two places in the U.S. where a Navy ship passing it has to render honors by having available crew man the rail and salute. The other place is Mount Vernon on the Potomac.
In short, the Navy did recover a lot of mortal remains from that ship. And the Navy continues to honor the losses suffered that day. Would that our nation had that long a memory.
2007-11-24 10:31:39 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were thousands of gallons of fuel oil in USS Arizona's bunkers when she was sunk. Damage from the bombs and the deterioration of the hull has caused leaks from the fuel tanks.
As for the burial site, USS Arizona is a fitting place for her crew. In fact, many of her survivors and other Pearl Harbor veterans have had their ashes spread across USS Arizona in the decades after the attack. I have heard some people complain about the lack of "proper" burial, but can you cite one family that is upset about USS Arizona's crew being entombed in her hull?
2007-11-24 06:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I for one would be Proud to be entombed in a National Memorial or to have a family member there.
Shifting of the sea floor and of the ship its self allows for the oil to surface, it may never stop leaking, we can only hope for it is part of the Memorial.
Vet-USAF
2007-11-24 05:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
it's easy there was fuel oil in her bunkers when she sank and there are leaks. you couldn't figure that out for yourself?
they have all received a proper burial. that is one of the most revered burial places in the US.
2007-11-24 09:24:29 · answer #6 · answered by darrell m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A battleship would have about 10000 or so tons of fuel on board, so that fact that it is still leaking is unremarkable. It takes very little oil to make an impressive slick.
2007-11-24 05:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Entombed in a National Historic Memorial is more than proper. It is a Memorial to all the brave men that died on the ship.
2007-11-24 05:48:26 · answer #8 · answered by booman17 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yet another clueless liberal making speculations about how military people or their families view serving...
2007-11-24 06:24:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋