Wrecked Oil Tanker - Aegean Sea

Various shots of sinking oil tanker on fire off the coast.

On December 3, 1992, the double-bottom Greek-flagged tanker, Aegean Sea, ran aground near the port of La Coruna. The spill from the tanker, which was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, threatens the Spanish coast with massive oil pollution.

Unique identifier: GP03XIF

Type: Video

Shoot date: 08/12/1992

Locations: Europe, Galicia, Spain

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Duration: 2m26s

Audio format: Natural

File size 224MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Oil Spill from Tanker Aegean Sea in Spain

On December 3, 1992, the double-bottom Greek-flagged tanker Aegean Sea, en route to Repsol refinery in A Coruña, Spain, suffered an accident off the Galician coast. It had successfully passed all required tests and revisions.
When the ship was about to enter the docks of A Coruña, the wind speed was above 100 kilometres per hour (54 kn), and visibility was under 100 metres (110 yd). This made it loose its assigned route and wreck. The ship broke off and exploded under the Tower of Hercules, causing 50-metre (160 ft) tall flames and spilling more than 70,000 tons of oil into the ocean.

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