Planes

Distrigas LNG Shipment Escorted by Boats, Helicopters, Planes

The arrival last Monday of an 860-foot liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker in Boston Harbor — the first one to enter the port since the U.S. Coast Guard imposed a post-Sept. 11 ban on the shipments — was met with a string of security precautions that was unlike anything ever seen in Boston before.

November 5, 2001

Distrigas LNG Shipment Escorted by Boats, Helicopters, Planes

The arrival late Monday of an 860-foot liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker in Boston Harbor — the first one to enter the port since the U.S. Coast Guard imposed a post-Sept. 11 ban on the shipments — was met with a string of security precautions that was unlike anything ever seen in Boston before.

October 31, 2001