@rek On a totally different scale, we have the same issue near where I live. The place is a tactical military location, and they often have old boats they don't know what to do with, so they started to park them in a cove. Turns out those boats were painted with lead paints, and it was poisoning the surrounding water and maritime life. :grrrpeek:
(You can even see them on google map: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.2885243,-4.2766207,3a,90y,65.22h,46.33t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPNnrzJteJzGUxbXfiSs29faUgGNOqWRBL1cFXY!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPNnrzJteJzGUxbXfiSs29faUgGNOqWRBL1cFXY%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya57.111626-ro-0-fo100!7i6928!8i3464 )