Who had pumice clogging harbours

[Old Crank]

On their 2021 Bingo Cards...

Vast amounts of pumice pebbles, spewed out months ago by an undersea volcano, have clogged dozens of ports and damaged fishing boats along Japan’s southernmost coastlines.

Deputy chief cabinet secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said on Friday that the pumice had so far affected 11 ports on Okinawa and 19 others in the Kagoshima prefecture, on Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu, and forced the central government to establish a disaster recovery task force.

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About 40 fishing boats have been damaged, including six that were unable to move, and ferry services connecting remote islands in Okinawa and Kagoshima have been temporarily suspended.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/30/japan-ports-swamped-by-pumice-spewed-from-undersea-volcano?utm_term=43f982769b103233b06303fcaa441f42&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email

[abqtommy]

1. I have a pumice body scrubber in my bathroom. I bought it at a store. Looks

like the Japanese will corner the market on those now!

[FakeNoose]

2. It's another supply-chain problem

[hunter]

3. I feel sympathy for the people who depend on boats for their livelihood...

... but the geologist in me is thinking "THAT'S SO COOL!"

[Old Crank]

4. Not a geologist

But I thought it was cool also. Go for a swim and exfoliation at the same time. But it could play havoc on cooling water intakes for boats...

[oregonjen]

5. Not just hurting boats, the fish are ingesting the small pebbles

Saw a report on NHK News, they were dissecting fish stomachs and they were filled with pumice. It’s really sad.