On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 03:35:54 GMT, otnmbrd
wrote:

Waddahey, this is a political NG, that sometimes mentions boats .....
Question. There are a number of proposals to create LNG terminals in
various areas of the country, which will/may impact the boating
public..... any thoughts?

My thoughts on this mirror Wayne B's. While expensive and I'm sure
there would be a ton of environmental nazis who would oppose it, it
sure seems like the best idea would be to put these floating bombs
offshore and pipe the LNG inshore. I know in Boston, the entire city
can be shut down by an LNG tanker delivery because the channel runs
over all major tunnels and the Bridge plus runs close to part Logan.

In Providence, an LNG tanker going up would be a humungeous diaster
cutting off 95 and destroying a large part of the city proper. And
these beasts have to traverse the East Passage and go under the
Newport Bridge which, oddly, is a major route.

I know they try to make passage at night on weekends when the impact
isn't as major, but there are times when that just isn't possible thus
creating a major mess for everyone.

I saw an impact study once of an LNG tanker lighting off halfway up
the Fort Point Channel in Boston and the devastation was calculated in
the TRILLIONS and that was a conservative estimate. Not to mention
the explosive pattern that would leave East Boston/Boston pretty much
flat out to a mile radius.

Yeah, I think offshore would be a much better idea. :)

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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