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词条 A Whale
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  1. Oil skimming experiments

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

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Ship image = A Whale.jpg Ship caption = A Whale conducting a test run of its oil skimming capabilities as part of the Deepwater Horizon response July 4, 2010.
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  • Republic of China (Taiwan)
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  • Ulsan, South Korea
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  • {{IMO Number|9424209}}
  • {{MMSI Number|636014465}}
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A Whale is a Liberian-flagged ore-oil carrier built in 2010 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea for TMT Co. Ltd. (formerly Taiwan Maritime Transport Co. Ltd.) from the Republic of China (Taiwan). She has seven other sister ships in the fleet, built in 2010-2011 and named in succession: B Whale, C Whale etc., to H Whale.[3]

Oil skimming experiments

She was refitted and converted in Portugal into a skimmer to assist in the cleanup of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexico, near the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana. The ship's owners stated that A Whale is capable of separating {{convert|300000|to|500000|usgal|m3|-3}} of oil per day, while storing the crude and returning the processed sea water to the sea.[4]

A Whale arrived in the Gulf of Mexico on 30 June 2010, while financial agreements were yet pending.[5] However, in two weeks of testing A Whale collected virtually no oil. TMT stated that the ship's poor performance was due to the dispersion of oil in the Gulf.[6]

On July 16, the Coast Guard announced it would not be authorized to join the containment process because tests had shown that its oil skimming capabilities were "negligible" in comparison to the other more nimble and much smaller skimmers in the containment.[7]

See also

  • List of world's longest ships
  • Deepwater Horizon explosion

References

1. ^1 {{cite web | title=Vessel's Details and Current Position: A WHALE - 9424209| url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=636014465 | work=MarineTraffic | year=2010 | accessdate=3 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100703035626/http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=636014465| archivedate= 3 July 2010 | deadurl= no}}
2. ^{{cite web| title=A Whale | url=http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/bulkers/id453.htm | work=Auke Visser's International Super Tankers| date=1 July 2010 | accessdate=3 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100707082654/http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/bulkers/id453.htm| archivedate= 7 July 2010 | deadurl= no}}
3. ^{{cite web | author= | title= Our Fleet | url=http://www.nosship.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=61 | publisher=NOS Management | date=18 June 2010 | accessdate=13 July 2012}}
4. ^{{cite news |last=McClay |first=Rebecca L. |title=BP tests Taiwanese oil-skimming ship |work=MarketWatch |date=4 July 2010 | url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bp-tests-taiwanese-oil-skimming-ship-2010-07-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp|accessdate=9 September 2010}}
5. ^{{cite news|author= |title=Gulf Oil Spill: 'A Whale' Of A Skimmer Offers Up Its Services |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/29/gulf-oil-spill-a-whale-of_n_629575.html |work=The Huffington Post |date=29 June 2010 |accessdate=3 July 2010 |first=Dan |last=Froomkin |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703001339/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/29/gulf-oil-spill-a-whale-of_n_629575.html |archivedate=3 July 2010 |deadurl=no }}
6. ^{{cite news | author= | title=Giant 'super skimmer' no help with Gulf oil spill | url=https://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN1614683620100716 | work=Reuters | date=16 July 2010 |accessdate=9 September 2010}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.restorethegulf.gov/release/2010/07/17/whale-operational-review-completed |title="A Whale" Operational Review Completed |work=Restore the Gulf |publisher=Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center |date=17 July 2010 |accessdate=5 April 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916045930/http://www.restorethegulf.gov/release/2010/07/17/whale-operational-review-completed |archivedate=16 September 2012 }}

External links

  • A Whale (IMO: 9424209) at VesselTracker
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