The Steam Ship Petersburg, a specially configured tanker which pumps fuel from shipboard tanks, lists in Pohang Harbor, Republic of Korea, as it waits to deploy a single-anchor leg mooring system (SALM). Once deployed, the SALM provides a semipermanent platform for continued fuel discharge operations
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Pohang Harbor
Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
Scene Major Command Shown: MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Faulisi, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
20/10/1998
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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