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The surest way for Iran to close the strait would be to heavily mine the narrow channel, even though double-hulled, compartmentalized oil tankers are quite resilient to mines.

U.S. Targets Iran's Central Bank Carol E. Lee 2011

While al-Qaida's most brazen sea attack was on the USS Cole in Yemen, the explosives that knocked a hole in the destroyer and killed 17 sailors in 2000 would not sink a double-hulled oil tanker.

Oil tanker terror hijacks easy, attacks complex 2011

A double-hulled mothership will carry a six-passenger, piloted capsule to an altitude of 48,000 feet.

Reader's Consensus: Develop a new launch vehicle - NASA Watch 2009

From the Blog: Waqa Drua = Large double-hulled canoes, some as long as 30 metres, capable of carrying up to 200 people, and faster than contemporary European ships.

Global Voices in English » Fiji: Tension rises between government and Methodist Church 2009

The boat, dubbed Britannia, was no pond-fishing craft, but a 22-foot double-hulled rowboat based on a design for an airdropped lifeboat.

A Solo Seafarer, Armed Only With Oars Stephen Miller 2012

The Navy recently announced plans to accelerate construction of a new class of double-hulled oil tankers in a bid to increase the viability of the yard, but a draft information statement filed by Northrop with the SEC makes no mention of potential tanker work in future Gulf Coast shipbuilding plans.

Northrop Takes Step in Possible Shipbuilding Spinoff Kevin Kingsbury 2010

In 1976, Mr. Piailug was at the tiller during an epic trip of 3,000 miles to Tahiti from Maui in a 60-foot double-hulled sailing canoe, accomplished without navigational equipment.

Pacific Navigator Kept Sailing Techniques Afloat 2010

Ten days later, the Navy announced a plan to boost the viability of Avondale by accelerating a plan to buy double-hulled oil tankers, work the yard could potentially bid for.

Northrop Redeploys as Budget Ax Nears Nathan Hodge 2010

In an unusual move, the Navy announced that it would move up construction of a new class of double-hulled oil tankers to 2014, three years earlier than planned.

Navy Moves to Save Northrop Grumman Yard 2010

A double-hulled canoe called Hokule'a, manned by 15 Hawaiians, departed on May 1, 1976.

Mau Piailug, 78, sailor who navigated the oceans without the help of technology, dies 2010