Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil: The Epic Voyage of the SS Manhattan through the Northwest Passage

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In 1969, an icebreaking tanker, the SS Manhattan, was once commissioned by Humble Oil to transit the Northwest Passage with a purpose to test the logistical and economic feasibility of an all-marine transportation system for Alaska North Slope crude oil. Proposed as a substitute for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the Manhattan made two voyages to the North American Arctic and collected volumes of scientific data on ice conditions and the behavior of ships in ice. Even supposing the Manhattan successfully navigated the Northwest Passage—closing a five-hundred-year chapter of Arctic exploration by becoming the first commercial vessel to take action—the expedition in the end demonstrated the impracticality of moving crude oil the usage of icebreaking ships.
Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil details this historic voyage, establishing its significant have an effect on on the way forward for marine traffic and resource development within the Arctic and setting the stage for the current oil crisis.

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