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Tied up Courtenay Bay lay-by berth.
Old SBM (Single Buoy Mooring) replaced in September with this one...…
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In laymans terms, oil tankers are tethered to floating mono-buoy (SBM - Single Buoy Mooring) for discharge process. An underwater pipeline transfers crude oil to holding tanks on shore. A land pipeline transfers the oil from storage tanks to the refinery.
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The below link contains more detailed/technical info regarding mono-buoys...
www.monobuoy.com
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