Tankerman: My memories of tackling 1974 Esso Scotia super tanker blaze
December 21, 2020, 9:00 am Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It was the biggest super tanker in the world when it was launched almost half a century ago. And even now, there is something imposing and impressive about the photographs of Esso Scotia, which was the size of three football pitches long and another one wide, and took about 13 minutes to bring to a halt once it was moving at sea.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
