Cherry pickers view of Rix Harrier coming in.
This is a tanker reg. in Hull. Under new laws tankers have to have a double skin, so Rix is coming in to have nearly 40 tons of metal welded on to make the second skin.
Yes, oil carrying shipowners made the risks known in 1891 when first carring fuels through the Suez. Only now, after accidents and spillages has the new Maritime Law been approved for implementation; I have been giving consultation with an international author in the preparation of three of his forthcoming books on tankers and tanker design.
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