Tankers Full of Trouble: The Perilous Journey of Alaskan Crude
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080211458X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Exceting, Fast Paced Wonderful Book John G. Hilliard This was a very entertaining book that kept the readers interest from page one to the end. The author takes us into a world that very few people know much about and does it in a very engaging way. The book details what life is like on the oil supertankers that move oil between Alaska and Washington. The bit that makes this book so great is that this part of the world's oceans is one of the worst in terms of weather and rough seas, kind of like the Perfect Storm all year around. Because of this hard and dangerous environment these ships are built to take the pu. A masterful piece of writing It's hard to imagine a better explanation of the issues of tanker hazards. Nalder shows that it's more complicated than just requiring double hulls, that the very nature of the shipping industry means ships will be built and operated ever closer to the edge, and the push to cut costs will continue to result in spills, leaks, and disasters. The mind-boggling size of the supertankers itself causes accidents: hosing out the cavernous hulls causes clouds to form, causing, literally, lightning inside the hull, which has caused explosions. The writing is clear, conc. Five Stars Lynn Arrived Safely
Nalder, a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist for the Seattle Times , joined the crew of 24 on the Arco Anchorage to report on conditions aboard an oil tanker. From Publishers Weekly The 2400-mile round trip from Valdez, Alaska, to the oil refinery at Cherry Point, Wash., is one of the world's most dangerous sea passages, featuring high waves, strong winds, bitter temperatures and lots of tanker traffic. That organization, he maintains, has responsibility for too many tasks and too few people to do them. Wainer's recent Innocent Passage. Built in 1973, the Anchorage is 900 feet long and 140 feet wide; its hull sits as deep in the water as the height of a five-story building. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Wills and K. Underscoring the hazards at sea for both the sailors and the envir
On a 2,400-mile voyage aboard the Arco Anchorage, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Nalder exposes the peril the crew faces at every turn--temperatures of minus 70 degrees, waves 80 feet high, gas poisoning, explosions, and safety systems that don't work.