Watch crane collapse onto boat, causing a terrible oil spill in the Galapagos Islands

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@VeronicaConnor

Umm, what? As someone who has spent a life around diesel machinery, I can assure you that diesel lights with a match and burns very nicely. We use it to start campfires on damp wood and all sorts of other things. It makes a wicked black smoke when it burns, but it lights just fine.

It could be of some use, but it’s hardly volatile:

Can You Light DIESEL With A Match?! | Ex-Machinery