Sao Paulo Sinks Into Atlantic: A large aircraft carrier was sunk in the sea in the country of South American continent Brazil. This aircraft carrier was bought from France for billions of dollars and was taken out of the Navy when it was old. It has now been buried in the Atlantic Ocean by the Brazilian Navy, so many questions are being raised.
Many environmental experts say that sinking the decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic will pose a major threat to the existence of marine organisms. They said that this aircraft carrier had such dangerous material that could go into the water and pollute the marine food chain.
Brazilian navy sinks large aircraft carrier
Despite warnings from environmental experts, the Navy carried out its plan. “The sinking of the aircraft carrier was carried out with the necessary technical capability and safety. It was necessary to avoid logistical, operational, environmental and economic damage to Brazil,” the Navy said in a statement today. An official said that this former French ship was filled with toxic substances.
floating on the surface of the Atlantic for five months
Let us tell you that the aircraft carrier which was sunk by the Brazilian Navy was called “Sao Paulo”. This was the aircraft carrier through which nuclear tests were conducted. These days it had turned into a big ghost ship as it was floating idle in the Atlantic for the last five months.
While environmentalists criticized the government for the decision to sink it, defense officials said they would sink the ship in the “safest area”. After which officials told that the aircraft carrier has been sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, about 350 kilometers (217 miles) from the “São Paulo” coast.
This aircraft carrier was built by France
This aircraft carrier was built in France in the late 1950s. In the French Navy it was called “Foc”. Where it served for about 37 years. The aircraft carrier was 266 meters (873 ft) long, with a capacity of 1,300 crew members and 30 fighter-bombers.
Brazil had bought in 2000
In the 1960s, it participated in France’s first nuclear test in the Pacific. From the 1970s to the 1990s, it engaged in deployments to Africa, the Middle East and the former Yugoslavia. After that in 2000 it was bought by Brazil for $12 million (€11 million). However, it was decommissioned in 2017, where it spent more time at ports than at sea.
could not find any buyer
However, the main reason for sinking this aircraft carrier right now was that the Brazilian government could not find any buyer to buy it. In 2022, Brazil sold it to Sok Denizcilik, a Turkish shipyard firm, for $2 million (€1.8 million). However, the vessel never reached its destination, as Turkish environmental authorities prohibited its entry, being turned back shortly before reaching the Strait of Gibraltar. At the same time, when this vessel returned to Brazil, environmentalists did not allow it to enter the port citing “high risk” to the environment.
