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Title:JAPAN: WORLD'S LARGEST OIL TANKER GETS FINAL CHECK
Date:7th December 1966
Summary:
TANKER IN DOCK; INTERIOR VIEWS.
Initials GM/VS/AS/PC
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Embargoed:22nd December 1966 12:00
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Location:YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
Country:Japan
Reuters ID:LVAB3PHYZFNCA4L9K9PRUJ26E4ZJ
Story Text: THE IDEMITSU MARU, THE WORLD'S LARGEST OIL TANKER, RECEIVED HER FINAL CHECK YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) AT THE YOKOHAMA SHIPYARD WHERE SHE WAS BUILT. THE 210,000-TON VESSEL IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE HER MAIDEN VOYAGE - TO KUWAIT - ON MONDAY, 12 DECEMBER.
THE TANKER WILL HAVE A CREW OF 32. MOST OF HER CONTROLS ARE AUTOMATIC. THE VERDICT AFTER YESTERDAY'S CHECK: EVERYTHING IN PERFECT ORDER.
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