PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT ANGELES -- Two of Alaska Tanker Co.'s new double-hull tankers that carry Alaska crude oil have been anch. ... New supertankers turn up with rudder ...

ANCHORAGE — Two of BP’s new double-hull tankers that carry Alaska crude oil have developed mysterious cracks in their rudders. “It’s disappointing,” said Anil Mathur, president of Alaska ...

Inspection of the 193,050 dwt Alaskan Frontier disclosed similar problems. The Alaskan Explorer was repaired and returned to service. Clarey didn't know when the other ship would resume work.