Sea Spirit
On 8 August
1990, two vessels collided with each other off Gibraltar: the Norwegian
liquified gas tanker the Hesperus and the Cypriot oil tanker the
Sea Spirit.
The latter’s hull was torn and spilled 8,000 tonnes
of oil which had been loaded in the United States. Pollution reached
the Moroccan coasts in the form of oil packs, cakes and tar balls.
Oil slick reaching shingle beaches
(Source: Cedre)
Name: Sea Spirit/Hesperus
Date: 06 August 1990
Location: Spain
Accident area: 14 miles off Tariffed, Andalusia
Cause of spill: collision
Type of pollutant: crude oil
Quantity spilled: 9,600 tonnes
Ship type: oil tanker
Flag: Cypriot
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Last update: April 2006