13-LINE CHANNEL CROSSING LAID WITHIN 10-HOUR LIMIT

Thirteen pipelines from 3-18 in. were installed in a group in 39 ft of water across Japan's Ogishima Channel by Nippon Kokan K.K. The waterway averages in excess of 2000 vessels/day, and the Maritime Safety Agency ruled that the installation must be conducted at night within a 10-hour time limit. Line construction and launching operations are described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Publication Date: 1970-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-44
• Serial:
  • PIPE LINE INDUSTRY
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Hazards; Pipe laying; Pipelines; Pollution; Underwater pipelines
• Candidate Terms: Pipe laying ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056355
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM