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oil tankers are dangerous to humans by the pollution of the environment

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How do you transport oil using air transport?

Oil tankers are how oil is transported via air. These tankers are very dangerous. This is because they are considered flying time bombs. They have to be used and held up to the highest of regulations.


How is oil transported?

Pipelines, Oil tankers (Ships), Oil Drums, Road Tankers.


Can oil tankers carry guns?

Legally no, as fire arms on a ship transporting millions of gallons of fammable fuel can be dangerous.


Is crude oil dangerous to humans?

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How do oil tankers run aground?

with oil


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How many oil tankers pass through Antarctica?

Oil tankers do not sail near Antarctica: it's not on the way to or from anywhere where oil is transported.


What are the types of oils that are carried in tankers?

Any kind; tankers carry crude oil and oil products. Tankers that carry oil products are often called product carriers. Specialist tankers carry vegetable oils, sewage and water. Not all at once of course!


What do the oil tankers do with the oil that they carry?

Most large oil tankers simply carry the oil from one port to another or from an offshore installation to a depot.


How can oil be transported to shore apart from oil tankers?

trucks.. =]


Is an oil spill dangerous for humans?

yes it has dangerous toxins that can cause some types of cancer and and asthma.


What are the kinds of oil tanker?

There are several types of oil tankers, primarily categorized by their size and design. The main types include Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), which can transport up to 2 million barrels of crude oil; Suezmax tankers, designed to fit through the Suez Canal, typically carrying around 1 million barrels; and Aframax tankers, which are smaller and usually carry between 80,000 to 120,000 tons of oil. Additionally, there are specialized tankers like product tankers for refined oil products and chemical tankers for transporting chemicals.