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Arco Juneau

Arco Juneau
Photo: John M. MacFarlane

Histoire

This tanker was built in 1974 by Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding in Sparrows Point, MD.

Notes historiques

On August 1, 1977, the tanker Arco Juneau sailed out of Valdez with the first load of North Slope crude oil. This vessel was in service between Valdez AK and Anacortes WA USA to the Cherry Point refinery in Whatcom County - a trip made every eight days. In January 1988 this vessel slammed into the Carquinez Bridge near Vallejo, California, causing more than $1 million in damage. This vessel was broken up in 2001

Propriétaires et capitaines

In 1974-2001 she was owned by USA interests.

Capitaines

Captain Robert Sutherland (1988)

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