Aegean Sea (oil spill)

Aegean Sea (oil spill)

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. [cite web |url=http://www.cedre.fr/uk/spill/aegean_sea/aegean_sea.htm|title=Aegean Sea |accessdate=2007-09-02 ]

When the ship was going to enter the docks of A Coruña, the wind speed was above convert|100|km/h|knots, and visibility was under convert|100|m|yd. This made it lose its assigned route and wreck. The ship broke off and exploded under the Tower of Hercules, causing convert|50|m|ft|adj=on tall flames and spilling more than 70,000 tons of oil into the ocean.

Trophies

The two anchors of the "Aegean Sea" were recovered, one can be found in the public gardens near "Finisterre" and the other in the Museum Philippe Cousteau at Salinas (Asturias) [cite web |url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2004/10/23/3139480.shtml
title= El «Mar Egeo» y otros buques desmantelados|language= spanish
accessdate=2007-09-11
]

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