TANKER OWNERS APPREHENSIVE OF SALVAGE CAPABILITIES
Problems involved in salvage operations on the largest supertankers are given, including lack of tugs and salvage gear to handle such large ships, expense of holding major salvage facilities in readiness for tanker disasters, and complications arising from the pollution potential of the cargo.
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Corporate Authors:
Transport and Technical Publications Limited
161-166 Fleet Street
London, England - Publication Date: 1970-1-16
Media Info
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Serial:
- Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
- Volume: 115
- Issue Number: N3
- Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Equipment; Oil spills; Pollution control; Salvage; Tankers
- Old TRIS Terms: Tanker pollution prevention
- Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00014900
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM