Major tanker spill off Spain under control

Journal Article · Mon Dec 14 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7009214

This paper reports that a 23 sq mile oil slick along Spain's northwest coast, spreading form the wreckage of the Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, was for the most part under control as of Dec. 10, Spanish authorities reported. Various press reports put the total spill volume at 490,000 bbl, about double that leaked by the Exxon Valdez supertanker off Alaska in 1989. If initial reports of the spill volume are borne out, the Aegean Sea spill would rank at least as one of the 10 biggest tanker spills.

• OSTI ID: 7009214
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:50; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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