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A non-permeable bladder is used for transporting oil within a steel compartment onboard an oil tanker. The bladder is contained within a meso-skeleton suspended within the individual metal tank which causes any force which would otherwise puncture the bladder, to be spread evenly over the exterior o

A non-permeable bladder is used for transporting oil within a steel compartment onboard an oil tanker. The bladder is contained within a meso-skeleton suspended within the individual metal tank which causes any force which would otherwise puncture the bladder, to be spread evenly over the exterior of the bladder and causes the fluid within the bladder to be expelled through a check valve into one or more smaller containers which can either be maintained onboard the oil tanker or forced into the water through which the tanker had been moving.

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1. An apparatus for containing cargo during a hull breach on a ship, comprising: a non-permeable flexible bladder mounted within said ship in which said cargo is disposed; and a skeleton adjacent to said flexible bladder comprised of a plurality of relatively moveable elements for supporting said fl

1. An apparatus for containing cargo during a hull breach on a ship, comprising: a non-permeable flexible bladder mounted within said ship in which said cargo is disposed; and a skeleton adjacent to said flexible bladder comprised of a plurality of relatively moveable elements for supporting said flexible bladder, said skeleton being flexible and conformable to a shape of said flexible bladder, at least a portion of said skeleton totally surrounding a portion of said flexible bladder, wherein said plurality of relatively moveable elements comprise metallic links.