Al Bacruz
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On 14 January 1970, 300 nautical miles east of Azores, the Liberian oil tanker Al Bacruz sprung a leak in the machine room. This caused the vessel to sink with its cargo of 20,400 tonnes of crude oil.
Source:
- Banque de données sur les accidents de navire ayant provoqué un déversement de pétrole en mer supérieur à 500 tonnes - Volume II - 1970-1974, Janvier 1979, Institut Français du Pétrole
Name: Al Bacruz
Date: 14 January 1970
Location: Portugal
Accident area: 300 miles east of Azores
Cause of spill: leak
Type of pollutant: crude oil
Quantity spilled: 20,400 tonnes
Ship type: oil tanker
Date built: 1954
Flag: Liberian
Last update: September 2009
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