• nukeM
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    1244 months ago

    All US aircraft carriers are nuclear powered so no more burning fossil fuels. Environment = Saved 🌱

      • @mean_bean279@lemmy.world
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        104 months ago

        The problem is that most countries don’t have a port to accept a nuclear vessel and don’t want one in their country.

      • Cassa
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        4 months ago

        lol, there actually was a few, but that is back in ye old days. 1968 - Otto Hans. 1972 - Mutsu. 1988 - Sevmorput (only one still running - but planned decomission is apparently in 2024)

    • @doctorcrimson@lemmy.world
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      154 months ago

      Well, they still have a ton of greased up machinery below deck and they still need to properly store and dispose of bilgewater, so not perfect by any measure, but still way better than any other type of shipping.

  • @PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world
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    464 months ago

    I have an idea. I know it sounds far fetched, probably won’t work but hear me out. What if they put large poles on ships and hung a big canvas from each of them? The wind could blow against these, generating free thrust and it can make the ships go faster. Wonder if anyone’s ever tried that before.

  • raoul
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    94 months ago

    And they can still keep some vstol seagulls flying 🤌