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April 13, 2007

Aging marine terminals called 'disasters waiting to happen'

  • Engineers and others say many of the petroleum terminals are in disrepair and vulnerable to spills and fires.
    • By NOAKI SCHWARTZ
    Associated Press Writer

    LOS ANGELES — A tanker was unloading a highly flammable chemical when the wake from a passing ship pulled the vessel 20 feet from the dock. The tanker's hoses were stretched almost to the breaking point before the vessel slammed back into its aging berth, splintering more than a dozen beams, state officials say.

    That happened last August in the Port of Los Angeles. There was no spill, but the incident focused attention on what state officials say could be an environmental catastrophe in the making.


     
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