Phillips expects to have only double-hull tankers by 2007. BP Amoco expects to reach that point by 2006. The exterior and interior skins are 10 feet apart to contain the oil even if the outer one ruptures. Ken Zeghibe, one of two masters who will alternate command of the Endeavor. If needed, the ship when stopped could pivot 360 degrees in its own length.
Subtle changes abound, too.
There's not a person in our fleet who can't point to something and say, 'I told them they needed to do this. Suggestions followed For example, pipes carrying crude that typically run across the decks of old-style ships are now inside the tanks. If they leak, it isn't on the deck and into the water. Fire hoses on old tankers were stored on reels open to the sea air and subject to coatings of ice. Now they're enclosed in cabinets.