Aegean Sea tanker oil spill

Aegean Sea burning off the coast of A Coruña (Galicia, Spain)

The Aegean Sea tanker oil spill was a spill that occurred on 3 December 1992 when the double-bottomed Greek-flagged oil tanker, Aegean Sea, en route to the Repsol refinery in A Coruña, Spain, suffered an accident off the Galician coast. The ship had successfully passed all required tests and revisions.[1] The accident occurred during extreme weather conditions and affected the Galician coast resulting in ecosystem damage, as well as damage to the fishing and tourist industries in A Coruña.

  1. ^ "Aegean Sea". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2012.