Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil: The Epic Voyage of the SS Manhattan Through the Northwest Passage

by Ross Coen

In 1969, an icebreaking tanker, the SS Manhattan , 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 Manhattan made two voyages to the North American Arctic and collected volumes of scientific data on ice conditions and the behavior of ships in ice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602231699
• ISBN13: 9781602231696
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"