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A Ship on the Strait: Luigi Lagrange
LPG carrier required Coast Guard escort because of the high risk cargo she was carrying to Stockton.
The Luigi Lagrange is a Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG carrier. She came through the Carquinez Strait on Friday, April 20, 2012 on her way to the Port of Stockton. She was built at the Okpo Shipyard, Geoje Island, Korea and launched in 2006.
The Luigi Lagrange was originally called the Maersk Jewel.
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On her way to Stockton, the Luigi Lagrange was escorted by three U.S. Coast Guard boats that were enforcing a 500 yard safe zone around the ship. According to Ensign Mark Leahy of the U.S. Coast Guard, the safe zone was required because the ship was carrying 15,500 metric tons of anhydrous ammonia, a commonly used fertilizer.
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Ship Name
Length
Beam
Draft
DWT
Capacity
Luigi Lagrange
180 meters
29.2 meters
8.3 meters
29,191
38,000 cubic meters Liquefied gas
To see a map of the Bay Area showing ships and their current positions visit MarineTraffic.com.
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