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Oil Pollution. The 20 Largest Tanker Oil Spills
|
Name
|
Year
|
Spill
|
Tanker age
|
Ownership
|
Atlantic Empress
|
1979
|
278,854 t.
|
5
|
Independ.
|
ABT Summer
|
1991
|
260,000 t.
|
15
|
Independ.
|
Amoco Cadiz
|
1978
|
222,101 t.
|
4
|
Oil Co.
|
Haven
|
1991
|
144,000 t.
|
18
|
Independ.
|
Odyssey
|
1988
|
136,426 t.
|
16
|
Independ.
|
Torrey Canyon
|
1967
|
124,011 t.
|
9
|
Oil Co.
|
Sea Star
|
1972
|
123,090 t.
|
4
|
Independ.
|
Texaco Denmark
|
1971
|
102,319 t.
|
1
|
Oil Co.
|
Hawaiian Patriot
|
1977
|
101,296 t.
|
12
|
Independ.
|
Independenta
|
1979
|
95,000 t.
|
1
|
State
|
Julius Schindler
|
1969
|
92,087 t.
|
14
|
Independ.
|
Uriquiola
|
1976
|
91,405 t.
|
3
|
Independ.
|
Braer
|
1993
|
85,000 t.
|
18
|
Independ.
|
Irenes Serenade
|
1980
|
81,855 t.
|
15
|
Independ.
|
Khark V
|
1989
|
76,398 t.
|
15
|
State
|
Aegean Sea
|
1992
|
74,000 t.
|
19
|
Independ.
|
Katina P
|
1992
|
72,000 t.
|
26
|
Independ.
|
Sea Empress
|
1996
|
72,000 t.
|
3
|
Independ.
|
Nova
|
1985
|
68,213 t.
|
10
|
Independ.
|
Prestige
|
2002
|
62,657t.
|
26
|
Independ.
|
(37. Exxon Valdez
|
1989
|
36,426 t.
|
4
|
Oil Co.)
|
(63. Erika
|
1999
|
22,000 t.
|
24
|
Independ.)
|
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