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Publication Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel, the gripping, true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy-and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all. In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating explosion. But when David Mockett, a maritime surveyor working...
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Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Publication Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Examines the environmental disaster brought on by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Highlights Alaska's history with oil, the clean-up efforts, and the long-term effects of the spill. Includes a timeline, text-related questions, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Watch as Big Boy the cement truck mixes it up, while Flying J the fuel tanker keeps all those engines at the truck stop purring along. See how a truck is built in the assembly plant, and see a truck that transforms itself into an amusement ride. Head out on the highway and get ready to rumble with the Mighty Machines.
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Oil is one of Earth s most coveted resources, and transporting massive quantities of this product requires mammoth machinery. This information-rich book introduces readers to the different types of oil tankers, from crude tankers to supertankers. Detailed photographs allow readers to explore gigantic oil tankers inside and out. Readers will learn how these hulking crafts are designed to carry enormous burdens across the oceans. They ll also meet the...
5) Tankers
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to tankers. Intended for students in Kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Publication Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Charlie Chan, along with his enthusiastic "number-two son," Tommy, and his chauffeur, Birmingham, are brought to New Orleans to investigate the mysterious goings-on with the partners at the LaFontanne Chemical Company Soon after, the head of the company is found dead, and a series of unexplainable deaths follow the investigation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow
Publication Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Details the grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker in Prince William Sound, discusses why this disaster happened, describes the cleanup effort, and suggests lessons learned from the event.
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Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Integrated Media
Publication Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When a sailor dies under unusual circumstances, James Raiford goes undercover on the high seas. The Rossi family received only a handful of letters after their son shipped out on the supertanker Aurora Victorious. The first dispatches were from Harold himself, describing the blend of tedium and excitement that defined life onboard the ship. The last communication came from the ship's owners: four brief sentences informing them that their son had...
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Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker--both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his forty-nine-foot...