Massive cylinder successfully recovered from waters off Cherry Point
Published on Thu, Dec 22, 2011 by Jeremy SchwartzRead More The Lighthouse Blog
For about four hours, crews worked to recover a 485-ton, 140-foot-long cylinder that had been dropped into the water off Cherry Point during its delivery to the BP Cherry Point refinery on December 9. The piece of equipment is scheduled to be installed at the refinery as part of a low-sulfur diesel production program, BP Cherry Point spokesman Bill Kidd said.
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