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 Julius Schindler

On 11 February 1969, the West German oil tanker Julius Schindler caused an oil spill in the port of Punta Delgada in the Azores Islands (Portugal), spilling 9,000 tonnes of fuel oil.

Source:

• Marine pollution control division, Portuguese Navy
• Banque de données sur les accidents de navire ayant provoqué un déversement de pétrole en mer supérieur à 500 tonnes - Volume I - 1955-1969, Janvier 1979, Institut Français du Pétrole
• http://www.miliarium.com

Accident area: port of Punta Delgada, Azores

Cause of spill: unknown

Type of pollutant: fuel oil

Quantity spilled: 9,000 tonnes

Ship type: oil tanker

Date built: 1955

Flag: West German

Last update: January 2011