Modern Marvels: Oil Tankers
The worldwide oil market as we know it would not exist if not for oil tankers and supertankers. They continue to be the most efficient means of transporting oil long distances, particularly overseas. This episode of Modern Marvels explores the construction and design of oil tankers, briefly discussing some of the oil spills that have occured, and the resulting passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Essential concepts: Oil tankers, Exxon Valdez, oil spills, petroleum.
