cargo tank

collocation in English

meaningsofcargoandtank

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cargo
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/us
/ˈkɑːr.ɡoʊ/
the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other ...
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tank
noun[C]
uk
/tæŋk/us
/tæŋk/
a container that holds liquid ...
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(Definition ofcargoandtankfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During the weekend there was some escape of diesel oil from her bunkers and of crude oil from a damagedcargotank.
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The majority were specificaly identified ascargotankresidues, yet the level of fines and successful prosecutions is derisory.
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Seconds later, fumes in an aviation gascargotankignited, causing a second explosion.
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Virtually no oil was spilled on the collision and the cargo tanks were not ruptured.
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That is the use of crude oil to wash out cargo tanks.
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Tanker explosions at sea, usually leading to the rupture of cargo tanks, normally occur when the tanks are empty of oil.
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As a result of the damage she sustained, she latercapsized in severe weather, but her cargo tanks remained intact.
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This is a technique developed by the oil companies whereby cargo tanks are cleaned of their residues by using the oil being discharged.
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Discharges of oil into the sea, in the sense that they are caused by operational discharges, are related to the need to clean cargo tanks.
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The explosions were in way of the midship storeroom on the port side, and there were apparently no explosions in the cargo tanks.
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Moreover, when not carrying cargo, tankers need to ballast some of their cargo tanks with sea water to ensure stability.
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Oily waste from cargo tanks is likely to be more voluminous and specialised and would therefore cost more than an inclusive fee system could cope with easily.
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Cargo tanks on gas carriers are not inerted, but the hold space around them is.
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The ship also had a composite framing system with two longitudinally continuous bulkheads, which divided the ship into twenty-one cargo tanks.
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Tankers generally have cofferdams forward and aft of the cargo tanks, and sometimes between individual tanks.
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Cargo tanks, either empty or filled, are normally protected against explosion by inert gas blankets.
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The material for these cargo tanks has to be either 9% nickel steel or aluminium.
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In this design, cargo tanks are protected by ballast tanks of at least 2 metres.
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Other items included cargo tanks, special service vessels, barges, small craft, dredges, rigging, and marine hardware.
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