Allegrity
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On
13 December 1961, the British tanker the Allegrity ran aground off
the coast of Caerhays, near Saint Austell in the Channel. 800 tonnes
of petroleum were spilled in the incident.
Source:
- IFP, Banques de données sur les accidents de navire ayant provoqué un déversement de pétrole en mer supérieur à 500 tonnes, 1955-1969, Ref. 26 693, January 1979
Name: Allegrity
Date: 13 December 1961
Location: England
Accident area: St Austell, Cornwall
Cause of spill: grounding
Type of pollutant: oil
Quantity spilled: 800 tonnes
Ship type: oil tanker
Date built: 1945
Length: 193 m
Width: 31 m
Flag: British
Last update: April 2006
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