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.[1]
When the ship was going 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 lose 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.
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) [2]
References
- ^ "Aegean Sea". http://www.cedre.fr/uk/spill/aegean_sea/aegean_sea.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ "El «Mar Egeo» y otros buques desmantelados" (in spanish). http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2004/10/23/3139480.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
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