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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | ? |
| Laid down: | ? |
| Launched: | ? |
| Delivered: | 11 December 1986 |
| Fate: | In service, Middle East / Far East trade |
| Laid Up: | September 2002 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 211,469 tons (214,862 metric tons) |
| Length: | 300 m (987 ft) |
| Beam: | 50 m (166 ft) |
| Draft: | 20 m (64.5 ft) |
| Speed: | 16.25 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 21 crew |
| Cargo Capacity: | 1.48 million barrels (235,000 m³) of crude oil |
- This article is about the tank vessel Exxon Valdez.For article about the spill see Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The vessel has an all steel construction, built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego. It was delivered to Exxon in December, 1986. The tanker is 300 m long, 50 m wide, and 27 m in depth (987 ft by 166 ft by 88 ft), weighing 30,000 tons empty and powered by a 31,650 shp (23.60 MW) diesel engine. The vessel could transport a maximum of 1.48 million barrels (200,000 t) at a sustained speed of 16.25 knots (30 km/h) and was employed to transport crude oil from the Alyeska consortium's pipeline terminal in Valdez, Alaska to the lower 48 states of the United States. The vessel was carrying about 1.26 million barrels, or about 53 million gallons. The Sea River Mediterranean remains in service under the Marshall Island flag but is prohibited by law from entering Prince William Sound. It makes a cameo appearance in the film Waterworld.
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But the lives of its people of this remote USA state were changed forever when the Exxon Valdez ran aground
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