Black tides

10 black tides in 25 years

In the past quarter century, there have been 10 major accidents followed by oil slicks. The crash of the Liberian tanker Torrey Canyon, the March 18, 1967 and discharged 123,000 tons polluted 180 kilometers of French and British coasts.

The collision off the coast of South Africa two Liberian tanker, the Taxanita and Oswego Guardian, released 100,000 tons of oil, 21 August 1972. Shipwreck in the Gulf of Oman on December 19, 1972 the oil tanker Sea Star shed 115. 000 tons of crude oil.

Japanese tanker Showa Maru, with a cargo of 237,000 tons sank in the Straits of Malacca on 7 June 1975. Ship French Olympic Bravery, broke in two off the north coast of Ouessant, France, on January 24 1976, with 250,000 tons of cargo. The fire supertanker Urquiola, mysteriously after running aground at the entrance to the bay of La Coruña and split in two on May 12, 1976, caused a severe oil spill of more than 100,000 tons. The Amoco Cadiz, Liberian ship broke in two on March 16, 1978, 200,000 tons of crude oil poured on the coast of Brittany.

The fire of the Spanish tanker Castillo de Bellver, which disappeared three of his crew members, on August 5, 1983, with a cargo of 250,000 tons of crude oil, caused a massive oil spill off the coast of South Africa.