S.S. Manhattan

From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Jump to: navigation, search


This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Talk
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
 
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=S.S._Manhattan&printable=yes
This is a draft article, under development and not meant to be cited but you can help to improve it. These unapproved articles are subject to a disclaimer.

The S.S. Manhattan was an ice-strengthened super-tanker American oil interests tried to send through the Northwest Passage in 1968.[1][2]

The Finnish icebreaker firm Aker Arctic Technology modified the Manhattan for ice conditions.[2] Icebreakers Aker designed following this work included features first included during the Manhattan refit.

Although Canada and the United States are allies in other areas they are in a dispute as to the nature of the Northwest Passage.[1] The USA asserts the passage should be considered an International shipping channel, that vessels of all nations should be able to proceed through without regulation from any nation. Canada asserts that the passages are internal waters and that Canada has the right and responsibility to enforce environmental safety measures there.

The oil interests behind the voyage of the Manhattan pointedly did not file a sailing plan with Canada. Canada stopped short of blocking the vessel, but did escort it with Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marion Wilkinson. Cold Rush for Arctic's energy riches, Sydney Morning Herald, 2008-08-04. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. mirror
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Breaking through the ice, Petroleum News, 2007-11-25. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
Retrieved from "http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/S.S._Manhattan"
Views
Personal tools