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 Allegrity

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

Accident area: St Austell, Cornwall

Ship type: oil tanker

Date built: 1945

Flag: British

Type of pollutant: oil

Quantity spilled: 800 tonnes

Cause of spill: grounding

Last update: April 2006