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Europoort

British  
/ ˈøːroːpoːrt /

noun

  1. a port in the Netherlands near Rotterdam: developed in the 1960s; handles chiefly oil

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By any name, the Europoort is a luxury liner.

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The Europoort seemed to glide through the Atlantic like the Mary Deare, a ghost ship in search of a port.

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The Europoort, for example, is coated with 600 tons of nearly impervious paint that requires a cosmetic fix only once every two years.

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Loaded, the Europoort carries enough oil to pollute beaches from Holland to Spain, though Esso strictly bans any ocean discharges except in dire emergencies.

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Despite his seven years' previous experience as a tanker master, Europoort's Huib Jansen was not allowed to take command until he attended a "captain's school" in Grenoble, France, site of the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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