otnmbrd wrote:
rhys wrote:
Any day now, a pirated supertanker or worse, an LNG carrier, will run
aground in the Malacca Straits or blow up near a city due to this
lawlessness. The so-called War on Terror should include piracy in
these areas, because a few strafing runs will kill enough of these
*******s to discourage the rest.

....
So tell me ...... just how would you go about "blowing up" a supertanker
full of crude, or an LNG ship?


My home berth is a few hundred yards from the local LNG berth. A
tanker comes in every few days with much fanfare, security zones, etc.
Every now and then there's a report about how much of the city would
be obliterated if she blew, but I've been told that the best guess is
that an explosion would not be too disastrous.

It was also claimed that it would be difficult to actually explode the
LNG from water level, but then it was realized that the tanks are
not very strong or protected on the top. Since then, the Tobin Bridge
(aka Mystic River Bridge) is closed while the tanker goes under.

Since I have to pass within about 50 feet of the tanker to get out of
my marina, I've made sure that the local police and harbor masters
know me and my boat. Its much better to be boarded for a friendly
"looksee" at the dock than a formal "safety inspection" on the water.