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Oil Tanker Crew Spots Defect in Cargo Hold

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<i> United Press International</i>

ediate repairs were ordered Thursday on an Exxon oil tanker after a crack was discovered in a cargo hold, officials said.

The 10-inch defect in the center cargo hold of the North Slope was discovered by crew members before the vessel took on any crude oil.

The 906-foot tanker, with a capacity of 46.2 million gallons, was to deliver crude oil to Long Beach.

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