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by poooogles 2453 days ago
This is a big forgotten one. The sound of container ships as they go past on shipping lanes is colossal; if you're downwind you can hear them from 3/4 miles away quite well.
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I can only imagine how much disruption this have on whales which rely on "singing" to communicate. Probably similar to living near an airport.
I've dived ~1 mile away from anchored cruise ships and it's jarring, and frankly, pretty scary how loud they are. I can only imagine how the whales feel.
They would like to plug their ears.