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Try this one on for size, happened last week.

http://www.kiiitv.com/home/15567027.html

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The issue of safety has been raised regarding LNG ships and the
possibility of an accident or terrorist attack causing a catastrophe:
the LNG tanks on board breach, spill and release a travelling cloud of
gas that can catch fire as much as 3 to 5 miles or more away from the
ship. The exact exposure zone in terms of how many miles away could be
considered safe was not determined in the Sandia Labs report. The
Sandia Labs said that the industry and/or government should complete a
physical test of a ship on water, loaded with a certain amount of LNG,
which is breached to observe the cascading effects and calculate the
resulting exposure zone. The industry and the regulating government
agency have never done such a test, which would put to rest that safety
issue. WHY? Are they afraid of collecting this data that might broaden
the exposure zone and perhaps put a stop to certain projects like
Bradwood, which is sited so close to human habitation and relies on LNG
ships passing close to shore at Astoria, the Astoria bridge, etc. Let's
test it and end that debate and move on.

(page 69-of the Sandia Report on LNG Spills)
"Modeling and assessing the impacts of potentially large LNG spills over water is a challenge
that would benefit from additional, large-scale experiments to validate analysis techniques
and approaches. These efforts would help reduce the uncertainty and improve the accuracy
in assessing the impact and associated consequences of large LNG spills over water.
Additional testing might best be conducted as part of a joint public/private effort with
industry and government agencies to ensure widespread acceptance and support."

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