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Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil : The Epic Voyage of the SS Manhattan Through the Northwest Passage by Ross Allen Coen is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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In 1969, an icebreaking tanker, the SS <i>Manhattan</i>, was commissioned by Humble Oil to transit the Northwest Passage in order to test the logistical and economic feasibility of an all-marine transportation system for Alaska North Slope crude oil. Proposed as an alternative to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the <i>Manhattan</i> made two voyages to the North American Arctic and collected volumes of scientific data on ice conditions and the behavior of ships in ice. Although the <i>Manhattan</i> su
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- Author
- Ross Allen Coen
- Publisher
- Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781602231696
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Business, Social Science
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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