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What happened after the Sea Empress incident?
An extensive and expensive clean up was undertaken, and all new tankers employ double hull construction.
How did the Exxon Valdez loose all its oil?
The Exxon Valdez was bound for Long Beach, California, hit Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef (Ran aground).She did not lose all of her oil, the grounding tore a hole in the ship's hull, and spilled an estimated minimum of 40.9 million litres of crude oil.This incident forever changed the Maritime Industry,because it resulted in Marpol (Marine Pollution) and IMO (International Maritime Organization) to enforce the mandatory Double Hull for Tankers. They further enforced this by imposing a Phase Out for Single Hull Oil Tankers by 2010. Meaning that all Single Hull tankers by 2010 will be either converted to FPSO's (Floating Production Storage and Offloading), or bulkers, or the more expensive conversion to double hull, or as a last resort Scrapped in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, or China.
What is a single hull speed boat?
A single hull boat has only one hull, which is the standard for boats. Catamarans have two, or twin hulls.
What is a double hull?
Is a ship hull design and construction method where the bottom and sides of the ship have two complete layers of watertight hull surface.
Why do oil tankers float?
Same reason as any ships floats - the weight of the water that the hull can push aside is greater than the weight of the ship.
What color is the hull on a ship?
Whatever colour it has been painted. There is no single colour a hull has to be.
Do sailboats have stringers?
It would depend on the type and material of the hull construction
What are the uses of abaca?
Used in ship building and hull construction. Also used to make cordage and robe.
What is a charactristic of catamaran hull?
A catamaran is a boat with two hulls connected over the water. This design is very stable compared to single hull.
What is a characteristic of a catamaran a hull?
A catamaran hull is one having either dual hulls or a main hull and secondary hull (three hulls is a trimaran). Like an outrigger canoe, having a dual base in the water means that a catamaran is usually more stable than a single hull. The reduction in the "roll" of the hull can result in a smoother ride.
What is a characteristic of a catamaran?
A catamaran hull is one having either dual hulls or a main hull and secondary hull (three hulls is a trimaran). Like an outrigger canoe, having a dual base in the water means that a catamaran is usually more stable than a single hull. The reduction in the "roll" of the hull can result in a smoother ride.
Was there a flaw in the titanic's construction?
No. There has been much discussion about the existence of flaws in the construction. The materials used in the hull and the affect the ice cold water one the metal may have made it overly brittle.
