Lng Carrier Loses Propulsion Off Mass. In Second Incident Of Its Type In 2008

摘要

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) cartrier lost propulsion and went adrift off the Massachusetts coast in December. The cause was a malfunctioning control valve.rnSuez Matthew, a 30-year-old LNG vessel, lost power and drifted just before midnight Dec. 27, 2008, about 45 miles east of Boston. The 920-foot tanker was inbound from Trinidad to the Distrigas LNG facility in Everett, Mass., carrying 31 crew and a full load of LNG.rnThis was the second incident involving power loss aboard an LNGrncarrier in New England waters in 2008. On Feb. 11, Catalunya Spirit, owned by Teekay LNG Partners of Vancouver, British Columbia, lost power and became disabled approximately 35 miles east of Chatham, Mass.rnThe crew of Suez Matthew was able to reactivate one of the ship's two boilers at about 0330. The second boiler was brought online two hours later.