[ICYMI] Beer factory leak turns Japanese port red
A leak filled a port area in the city of Nago with the lurid-coloured water, which one Twitter user described as looking"venomous".
Orion Breweries said water used for cooling, which contains a liquid called propylene glycol -- dyed red with food colouring -- had leaked from a factory in the area."We believe the leaked cooling water seeped through rainwater gutters into a river, and consequently turned the ocean red," the company said.The 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters/AFP | Handout
The red water poses no danger to humans or the marine ecosystem, the Yomiuri newspaper also quoted the company as saying. Okinawa is a subtropical island chain famed for its crystal blue waters, and is popular with scuba divers. "The red does look venomous, but it's a relief to learn it's just food colouring and not likely to cause major damage," wrote a Twitter user under the name Aresu.
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