February 03, 2006

Does Anyone Find Operating an Oil Tanker in Icy Waters a Little Sketchy?


Exxon Valdez II - Electric Goop-A-Loo, was narrowly avoided after the Seabulk Pride slipped her moorings at the refinery when struck by a large iceberg at Nikiski. With about half the oil load of the 1989 diaster, she ran aground on nice soft silt. No tugs were anywhere near.

No skimmers in deep winter, and little safe room to work around her. It's dumb luck that Cook Inlet wasn't slimed almost a badly as Prince William Sound.

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