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| Louisa Neil via Reuters |
The cause at date of this article is alarmingly unknown along with the content of irritant. Here is a brief look at the said incident.
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| U.K Coastguard WHERE? |
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A look at the conditions presented at the time, summer, wind slight being south/south westerly. Around 280 vessels passed the area on the day. Air pollution was low, no algae bloom present.
Lullington Heath air monitoring station.
AIR READINGS
TIDAL STREAMS
Not to be overlooked regarding the visible plume, is release subject travelling against the tidal stream, perhaps munitions release from a known sea munitions dump having been carried with said tidal flow.
ORIGIN
The plume was tracked and appears to originate from a single individual source at sea as opposed to an atmospheric or land based occurrence. General man made air pollution is a common factor in hot, still weather crossing from Europe, pollution level was low on the day in question.
Not to be overlooked regarding the visible plume, is release subject travelling against the tidal stream, perhaps munitions release from a known sea munitions dump having been carried with said tidal flow.
The plume was tracked and appears to originate from a single individual source at sea as opposed to an atmospheric or land based occurrence. General man made air pollution is a common factor in hot, still weather crossing from Europe, pollution level was low on the day in question.
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Here is shown a plume on the day, this may or may not be the source. If this is the source it's clearly shown in it's full concentrated life before dissipating into the air and spreading further to become the toxic plume. Tidal flow, given the time these images were taken and the time of the plume reaching the coast i would say H.T would or had just peaked so possibly tidal stream was on the change or more than likely begun it's eastward direction. The wind at the time was light south westerly.
Obviously the density of the plume content would have a bearing on the length of visible travel and indeed life of the toxin within would be effected by humidity, temperature etc. Conderation must be made too that when air bound how the light wind at the time affected it. I think in all probability the substance was carried via the tide before becoming airbourne given the wind direction. Photographs not time stamped so tidal activity an assumption.
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| 50.687N 0.142E NEODASS |
EVACUATION
TREATMENT
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| Eastbourne hospital decontamination unit |
Medic Eastbourne hospital
LEAKING MUNITIONS/SHIPWRECK
Two theories are decaying munitions or a disturbed or breaking up wreck. Indeed proven previous encounters and munitions washing ashore would support the theory with said item being moved via tidal current. A shipwreck would depend on it's cargo i would assume. Nearest to the area of interest is the S.S Mira, described as armed and carrying oil.
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Ideas abound regarding the cause, a ship cleaning discharge deliberate or not, old munitions leaking, a wreck contents breaking open, even secret military trials and terror activity etc. Nothing has been proven either to the cause or what was in the haze. More certainly seems to be addressed in respect of detection methods, not knowing the composite of the plume is a worrying factor, should this type of incident occur again it may indeed prove fatal. A Russian ex spy, at the time of article has been poisoned in Wiltshire and authorities call a COBRA meeting, Porton Down involved, CBRN specialists and such. A couple of hundred people require treatment from an unknown poisonous plume occuring off the South coast and nobody in authority has a clue, case closed. Worrying, especially as i happen to live on the south coast ha.
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