Europoort

/ ˈøːroːpoːrt /

noun

1. a port in the Netherlands near Rotterdam: developed in the 1960s; handles chiefly oil

Example Sentences

Unless the ship moved immediately, he added, the 17-ft. tide would dwindle�marooning Europoort for four days.

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Loaded, the Europoort carries enough oil to pollute beaches from Holland to Spain, though Esso strictly bans any ocean discharges except in dire emergencies.

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Despite his seven years' previous experience as a tanker master, Europoort's Huib Jansen was not allowed to take command until he attended a "captain's school" in Grenoble, France, site of the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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There, in a 40-ft. boat, he was pushed around a man-made lake by a minuscule half-horsepower engine, maneuvering his craft with his eyes at the same level he now gets from the bridge of the Europoort.

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Having stopped and anchored Europoort three miles from the tricky entrance to Milford Haven, Jansen waited for the local pilot to help guide the ship over a rock shelf into the harbor.

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