Sentence examples for converted tanker from inspiring English sources

Tests Begin for Ship A converted tanker billed as the world's largest oil skimmer is being tested in the Gulf of Mexico, where officials hope it will scrub millions of gallons of oil-tainted seawater, The Associated Press reported.

When the V-bombers were assigned to the low-level approach profile in the 1960s, the Victors were soon repainted in green/grey tactical camouflage to reduce visibility to ground observation; the same scheme was applied to subsequently converted tanker aircraft.

Despite the age of the converted tankers and the hazardous flying conditions, pilots said they were confident in their training, planning and the safety of their planes.

Large converted tankers operate as floating platforms for the production of oil in offshore fields whose depth approaches 2000 m.

The 767's will be manufactured at Boeing's factory in Everett, Wash., and converted into tankers in Wichita, Kan.

In contrast, warplanes converted to tankers can take 15 minutes to fill from waiting water trucks, and the airports where they do so may be much farther from the fire than the nearest lake.

In a day of renewed violence in Iraq, insurgents converted a water tanker into a latter-day Trojan horse to carry out a surprise attack on a checkpoint near Saddam Hussein's birthplace, Awja, Iraqi police said Thursday.

Air tankers – converted C-130s which fly troops and DC-10 passenger planes – drop even larger quantities, but they come from a base in Oregon because Omak airport's runway isn't strong enough to handle them.

More than 100 Floating Production Storage and Off-loading (FPSO) concepts are in operation at the moment worldwide, and due to increasing demand many are currently under construction or being converted from commercial tankers.

While Palestinian villagers import Israeli water in tanker trucks, Israel is seriously considering the emergency importation of Turkish water in tanker ships, converted for the purpose from the oil trade.

By the time the first submarine was finished, this capability was no longer needed and she was converted into an oil tanker.