A company video produced by ConocoPhillips gives viewers a glimpse into what it’s like at the helm of the Polar Tanker Discovery, which takes oil from Valdez to West Coast ports. Captain Eric Cooper leads a crew charged with safely carrying oil from Valdez, which is the terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, to West Coast ports.
Built in 2003 and sailing under the flag of United States, the tanker is part of the Polar Tanker fleet consists of five Endeavour Class tankers—the Polar Endeavour, Polar Resolution, Polar Discovery, Polar Adventure and Polar Enterprise.
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