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Welch, Craig,

Oil Tankers Slow to Shift to Anti-Spill Double Hulls. Craig Welch. - The Seattle Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 53, Environment, 1522-3205; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Oil Tankers Slow to Shift to Anti-Spill Double Hulls, May 5, 2003; pp. A1+.

"Fourteen years after the Exxon Valdez ruptured against a reef in Prince William Sound, fewer than a third of the tankers ferrying crude between Alaska and Puget Sound are equipped with a double hull--a safety feature Congress deemed critical to preventing oil spills." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article presents the environmental risks posed by single-hull oil tankers.

1522-3205;


Exxon Mobil Corporation


Exxon Valdez (Ship) oil spill (1989)
Naval architecture
Oil spills--Spain
Petroleum industry and trade
Tankers--Law and legislation


Alaska

AC1.S5

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