On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:18:24 -0500, "John Gaquin"
wrote:
There's no question that an LNG tanker *could* be dangerous. Beyond that
statement, there is wide disagreement. There are lots of studies around,
yielding a wide range of prognoses. The long list of supporting assumptions
renders virtually all studies questionable. Hyper-dramatic claims by many
parties do nothing to help the issue.

The people formulating the study must also be competent. Anyone postulating
an LNG tanker exploding halfway into the Fort Point Channel in Boston didn't
do much homework.
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I think history has proven that tankers can explode just about
anywhere and it doesn't take a terrorist act. Given planning and
malice, just about ANY tanker can be turned into an incredible weapon
of mass destruction. The planes that hit the WTC were carrying about
10,000 to 12,000 gallons of fuel. Interstate highway overpasses are
routinely destroyed by accidental tanker truck fires involving 6,000
to 8,000 gallons of fuel.

How much fuel on a large tanker?