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Originally Posted by RogerBW
Actually, one of the few things they do seem to get used for is oil spills: collect the spill in booms, bring in a small boat with a big pump on it, then fill dracones with watery oil and get them towed away rather than trying to bring a great big tanker on-site. Of course, at that point you're starting with an oil spill…
ObModeratelyOnTopic: floating oil is clearly flotsam.
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It is also an example of how law evolves. A new thing or new example of an old thing comes along and a law is made for it.