AI6YR BenOct 29

As I expected... Radioactive hot potato.

The Straits Times (10/29/25)

Ship with radioactive zinc dust stuck near Philippine port, official says

"MANILA – A ship with 23 containers of radioactive zinc dust is stuck off the coast in the Philippines, unable to unload because there is no site that has agreed to bury the material, according to a top official."

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/ship-with-radioactive-zinc-dust-stuck-near-philippine-port-official-says

#radioactive #cesium137 #Philippines #radioactivity #indonesia

Ship with radioactive zinc dust stuck near Philippine port, official says

The shipment was meant for Indonesia, but returned to Manila after it was found to be contaminated. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
Show threadJohn BurnsOct 29

@ai6yr

What is the amount of time, before they decide it is too much work & cost - and they move the ship offshore and sink it.

That is how much time folks have to make a decision.

😱

Show threadAI6YR BenOct 29
@JohnJBurnsIII I suspect they're going to push them overboard, if they have that capability on that ship, to make the issue disappear.
Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)Oct 29
@ai6yr I’m just wondering why radioactivity isn’t scanned *before* putting the cargo full of radioactive zinc dust onto the container ship?
@JohnJBurnsIII
Show threadAI6YR BenOct 29
@suzannealdrich @JohnJBurnsIII This stuff was refused entry into Indonesia, now the Phillippines doesn't want it back, LOL. Radioactive Hot Potato, as it were.
Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)Oct 29
@ai6yr
Why do the ship insurers not require radioactivity scanning to prevent radioactive hot potato ships?
@JohnJBurnsIII
Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)
@ai6yr
I just don’t understand how it can get this bad. Why are people not thinking of these things? Do they just not care, or is it willful ignorance, or what? What did they think was gonna happen when you load up full of radioactive zinc dust? What did insurers think was gonna happen if they don’t do anything to prevent this? Assuming this is going to be a giant insurance payout to someone.
@JohnJBurnsIII
Oct 29 at 7:33pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenOct 29
@suzannealdrich @JohnJBurnsIII Lack of radiation scanning in Asian ports, it seems like. The only reason the US caught it, is someone got paranoid about a dirty bomb hitting US ports (terror risk) and was scanning for radioactivity since 9/11. This of course is some kind of horrible recycling of medical equipment (probably) that was not checked for radioactivity.