Originally Posted by
Mr Mac
PP
Totally agree LNG are more volatile and the hulls themselves are expensive due to component parts and build.
However there are still a lot of VLCC chugging around there at around 12knots at best who will require protection which it appears they will get now. It didn’t take long for the penny to drop !
Cheers
Mr Mac
The space between the outer hull and inner hull is typically filled with pure nitrogen (not air, which is 80% nitrogen, 20% oxygen) to reduce the chance of fire if one of the inner LNG containers leaks. Won’t help much if hit by a missile.