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...hole in the right place." Its clear, deep, coral-bottomed natural harbor easily accommodates big ships. Since the completion last year of a 42-in. pipeline that runs 160 miles from Eilat across the Negev to the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon, the big hole is ordinarily choked with tankers waiting to off-load oil. Last week one such ship became a special attraction for vacationers at seaside motels. While moving through the narrow strait of Babel Mandeb (Gate of Tears), which separates the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, the 78,000-ton tanker Coral Sea had been attacked...
WRISTON: The British sent a group of chartered accountants to Japan for a six-month study to find out what it costs to build a tanker there. At the end of six months they had had a lot of hot baths and a lot of polite conversation, but they did not find out the real costs. A platoon of cost accountants could make it a life's work and still not find...
...reach 125°. Another problem to be overcome is the water shortage. Yehoshua Shapiro, the Caravan Hotel manager, who wears a jacket, tie and cuff links in spite of the heat, says: "We get our water by tank truck from a military desalination plant down the road. If the tanker breaks down, we're in trouble." Even so, Shapiro intends to settle permanently in Sharm el Sheikh. So do many of his staff. When I asked my waiter what was missing, he thought, smiled and answered: "Pollution...
...Your article on the VLCC tanker Europoort [March 29] cited a perfect example of the kind of foolhardy action that results in the fouling of our oceans and beaches by oil tankers. It is frightening to realize that in order to save four days' time, the captain of the tanker was willing to risk damage to his ship and the "pollution of beaches from Holland to Spain." Penalties should be leveled and be stiff enough to make the loss of time a very attractive alternative...
...Chinese are now reported to be self-sufficient in oil from onshore wells in northern China. However, production is reported to be less than 100,000 barrels per day, an amount which will have to be expanded as China further industrializes. On February 24 China launched its largest oil tanker to date, a 22,000-ton vessel giving indications they plan to expand their role in the oil trade...