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The Valdez Marine Terminal. Port Valdez 2
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The Valdez Marine Terminal that became operational in 1976 marks the end of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System. Located in the northeast corner of Prince William Sound, the Terminal lies on more than 1,000 acres of land. It is the northernmost ice-free port in the United States, and offers a deep-water channel with a minimum width at the entrance of about 3,000 feet. The facility was designed for loading crude oil onto tankers and holding crude oil so that North Slope production can continue without impact from the marine transportation system. There are 18 crude oil storage tanks at the Terminal—4 in the West Tank Farm, and 14 in the East Tank Farm. The tanks are 250 feet in diameter, 62 feet and 3 inches high, and can hold 510,000 barrels each, for a total capacity of 9.18 million barrels. Each tank is surrounded by a concrete dike, which can hold 110% of the oil in the tanks. At the Terminal, crude oil is measured and stored, then loaded onto tankers and sent to market. Tankers tie into a berth, where they hook into loading arms to take on crude oil. Before loading begins, crews protect the surrounding waters by placing an oil spill containment boom around the berth and tanker. An average of three to five oil tankers depart from the terminal each week. The terminal has boosted the economy of the town, but The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in 1989 left behind a trail of dead bodies of thousands of birds and animals. It remains one of the worst disasters ever caused by man, certainly the worst ocean oil spill in maritime history so far as environmental damage is concerned, and the effects are still seen today.Port Valdez 15
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The Valdez Marine Terminal that became operational in 1976 marks the end of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System. Located in the northeast corner of Prince William Sound, the Terminal lies on more than 1,000 acres of land. It is the northernmost ice-free port in the United States, and offers a deep-water channel with a minimum width at the entrance of about 3,000 feet. The facility was designed for loading crude oil onto tankers and holding crude oil so that North Slope production can continue without impact from the marine transportation system. There are 18 crude oil storage tanks at the Terminal—4 in the West Tank Farm, and 14 in the East Tank Farm. The tanks are 250 feet in diameter, 62 feet and 3 inches high, and can hold 510,000 barrels each, for a total capacity of 9.18 million barrels. Each tank is surrounded by a concrete dike, which can hold 110% of the oil in the tanks. At the Terminal, crude oil is measured and stored, then loaded onto tankers and sent to market. Tankers tie into a berth, where they hook into loading arms to take on crude oil. Before loading begins, crews protect the surrounding waters by placing an oil spill containment boom around the berth and tanker. An average of three to five oil tankers depart from the terminal each week. The terminal has boosted the economy of the town, but The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in 1989 left behind a trail of dead bodies of thousands of birds and animals. It remains one of the worst disasters ever caused by man, certainly the worst ocean oil spill in maritime history so far as environmental damage is concerned, and the effects are still seen today.Port Valdez 15
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The Valdez Marine Terminal marks the end of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System. Port Valdez 16
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The Valdez Marine Terminal marks the end of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System. Port Valdez 16
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Alyeska Pipe Line Terminal. The pipeline originates at Prudhoe Bay. Port Valdez 17
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Alyeska Pipe Line Terminal. The pipeline originates at Prudhoe Bay. Port Valdez 17
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Aerial view of the oil terminal. Port Valdez 18
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Aerial view of the oil terminal. Port Valdez 18
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Aerial view of Valdez, Alaska USA. Port Valdez 21
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Aerial view of Valdez, Alaska USA. Port Valdez 21
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Port Valdez 22
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Port Valdez 22
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Layout of Valdez Marine Terminal. Port Valdez 23
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Layout of Valdez Marine Terminal. Port Valdez 23
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay, AK in 1968. Port Valdez 24
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay, AK in 1968. Port Valdez 24
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