Proteus Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Why is tanking for ships forbidden at a latitude higher than 60 degrees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 What is "tanking," and how do you know it is forbidden at those latitudes? Maybe you have a source so I could read more and perhaps offer something useful in response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proteus Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 I referred to the tanking of a ship in full sea. Sorry I forgot to mention that. I heard of this when I saw a documentary about Greenpeace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Ok, I still have no idea what you mean by "tanking of a ship", and google isn't helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proteus Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Sorry, maybe the word isn't much used in English. tank verb fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 As a guess, tanking may be fueling. If this is correct, then maybe it has something to do with fuel vapors and how they disperse (or don't) at a latitude higher than 60 degrees. May have something to do with safety, and environmental concerns as well. Another guess is that tanking may be purposely sinking a ship. I couldn't find any reference to tanking to back up any of my guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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