Tricky fuel transfer awaits tanker nearing Nome

Started by NewsCaster, Jan 14, 2012, 09:02 PM

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A Russian tanker has muscled its way through hundreds of miles of Bering Sea ice several feet thick to deliver fuel to Nome. Now comes the tricky part: getting more than a million gallons of diesel and gasoline to shore through a mile-long hose without a spill.

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