Comments on: Oil Spill in the West Coast http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 7 Sep 2008 07:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fred2 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-123159 Fred2 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:10:06 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-123159 ic.(delete) ic.(delete)

]]> By: Fred2 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-123158 Fred2 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:06:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-123158 Actually, hydrodynamicics, currents, and depth have much more to do with clarity and visibility than most people will ever know. Dive deep, live long. Actually, hydrodynamicics, currents, and depth have much
more to do with clarity and visibility than most people
will ever know. Dive deep, live long.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122867 sanshinseon Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:05:08 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122867 Note that while those particular waters are indeed more polluted than they ought to be, the reason that they are somewhat opaque has more to do with the dust/sand from the hinterlands of China that they are saturated with, and have always been (that's why it's called the Yellow Sea). Note that while those particular waters are indeed more polluted than they ought to be, the reason that they are somewhat opaque has more to do with the dust/sand from the hinterlands of China that they are saturated with, and have always been (that’s why it’s called the Yellow Sea).

]]> By: rmeurant http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122826 rmeurant Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:11:00 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122826 As globalvillageidiot observes, the coastline thereabouts aint quite as pristine as the media suggests. I often camp at Mongsanpo, and frequently walk the coastline; like other coastal areas in Korea there are great quantities of plastic jetsam and flotsam, and not a few abandoned fishing nets. Notwithstanding the scenic beauty, the waters are not sparkling, but usually opaque. When - if ever - is Korea going to get real about environmental pollution? As globalvillageidiot observes, the coastline thereabouts aint quite as pristine as the media suggests. I often camp at Mongsanpo, and frequently walk the coastline; like other coastal areas in Korea there are great quantities of plastic jetsam and flotsam, and not a few abandoned fishing nets. Notwithstanding the scenic beauty, the waters are not sparkling, but usually opaque. When - if ever - is Korea going to get real about environmental pollution?

]]> By: knickerbocker http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122818 knickerbocker Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:40:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122818 Perhaps this oil was destined to be part of the 100 zillion tons of fuel oil about to be sent to the Norks for signing that worthless pact they're about to break. Perhaps this oil was destined to be part of the 100 zillion tons of fuel oil about to be sent to the Norks for signing that worthless pact they’re about to break.

]]> By: globalvillageidiot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122722 globalvillageidiot Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:29:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122722 From what I've seen on TV, Mallipo Beach and the surrounding areas have been trashed really badly. I realize the the west coast around Taean isn't quite as "pristine" as CNN has been suggesting in their reports, but it was a great place to get away for the weekend, especially off-season. Obviously, this will have tragic implications for wildlife, and the fishing and tourism industries are going to suffer terribly. I can appreciate the fact that there are fewer spills of this nature than in the past, plus that there have been many spills that dumped many more tons of crude into the sea, but that probably doesn't matter a lot to local residents at the moment. From what I’ve seen on TV, Mallipo Beach and the surrounding areas have been trashed really badly. I realize the the west coast around Taean isn’t quite as “pristine” as CNN has been suggesting in their reports, but it was a great place to get away for the weekend, especially off-season. Obviously, this will have tragic implications for wildlife, and the fishing and tourism industries are going to suffer terribly.

I can appreciate the fact that there are fewer spills of this nature than in the past, plus that there have been many spills that dumped many more tons of crude into the sea, but that probably doesn’t matter a lot to local residents at the moment.

]]> By: Worst Oil Spill in Korean History Hits West Coast at ROK Drop http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122711 Worst Oil Spill in Korean History Hits West Coast at ROK Drop Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:43:53 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122711 [...] over at the Marmot & [...] [...] over at the Marmot & [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » South Korea and Hong Kong: Worst Oil Spill http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122685 Global Voices Online » South Korea and Hong Kong: Worst Oil Spill Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:53:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122685 [...] from the Marmot's Hole blogs about the worst oil spill happened in South Korea last weekend. Share [...] [...] from the Marmot's Hole blogs about the worst oil spill happened in South Korea last weekend. Share [...]

]]> By: Fred2 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122682 Fred2 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:25:14 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122682 Brendon, how many Seabees have sailed upon oil tankers 3-5 football fields or longer? Brendon, how many Seabees have sailed upon
oil tankers 3-5 football fields or longer?

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122675 sanshinseon Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:11:30 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/10/oil-spill-in-the-west-coast/#comment-122675 All righty then, O cantankerous one, may we agree that oil transport was a "crisis" for decades, has now become noticably less of one, but still has an urgent bit of improvement to make...? Like with murder, rape, war and hagwan-owner contract-violations, even one beach-befouling oil-spill is indeed too many, and tho we know the ideal of zero will never be reached (and should remain humble in the face of that) it behooves us to minimize them by acting as if zero were indeed our goal. No? > Your input and suggestions for tourism promotion are, I’m sure, > terrific — too bad nobody over there will listen, though. Thanks for rubbing it in, dude ;-( I must once again publicly declare in my own defense that although i was deeply involved in generating the excellent "Dynamic Korea", i had nothing at all to do with "Korean Sparkling!"... All righty then, O cantankerous one, may we agree that oil transport was a “crisis” for decades, has now become noticably less of one, but still has an urgent bit of improvement to make…?

Like with murder, rape, war and hagwan-owner contract-violations, even one beach-befouling oil-spill is indeed too many, and tho we know the ideal of zero will never be reached (and should remain humble in the face of that) it behooves us to minimize them by acting as if zero were indeed our goal. No?

> Your input and suggestions for tourism promotion are, I’m sure,
> terrific — too bad nobody over there will listen, though.

Thanks for rubbing it in, dude ;-(
I must once again publicly declare in my own defense that although i was deeply involved in generating the excellent “Dynamic Korea”, i had nothing at all to do with “Korean Sparkling!”…

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