Giuseppe Giuletti
The tanker Giuseppe Giuletti was travelling from Sardinia to Lisbon when it was abandoned by its crew following the flooding of the machine room.
The 28 crew members were rescued by the motor boat Kathe Bros. The tanker sank off
Cape St. Vincent a few hours later, spilling 26,000 tonnes of diesel and fuel oil
into the sea.
Source:
- HOOKE, Norman, 1997, Maritime Casualties 1963-1996, second edition, LLP Limited, London
Name: Giuseppe Giuletti
Date: 1 April 1972
Location: Portugal
Accident area: Cape St. Vincent, Portugal
Cause of spill: leak
Type of pollutant: diesel and fuel oil
Quantity spilled: 26,000 tonnes
Ship type: tanker
Date built:1954
Flag: Italian
Last update: March 2009