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Old 12-11-05, 03:46 PM   #26
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there is a security system on board tankers of every size only inpmlemented in 1976 pusha button and it immediatly sends out a mayday giving location speed ship and all other credientials

my stepdad told me about this he served on oil tankers VLCC's and ULCC's from 1962 till 1987 when he retired due to ill health

the last ship he was on was the 358,000 tonne ULCC M.V Stena Queen
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