Sea Star (tanker)

Sea Star (tanker)

The "Sea Star" was a South Korean supertanker that spilled some 115,000 tons of crude oil into the Gulf of Oman on December 19, 1972, after colliding with the Brazilian tanker "Horta Barbosa".After the collision both vessles caught fire and were abandoned by their crews. Recovery of the the "Sea Star" was attempted before the fires on board were extenguished, but following several explosions the vessle sank into the Gulf on December 24. [ [http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/26_spilldb.pdf NOAA - Oil Spill Case Histories] Accessed 2008-08-31]

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