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While the ships are free to pass through the Bering Strait, its 55-mile width means that any spills would be likely to drift toward Alaska communities.
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So far this summer, at least five tankers have set out carrying Russian crude across the Northern Sea Route to China, according to Bloomberg a voyage that, for oil tankers, had been attempted just twice before.