1972 Sea Star oil spill

The tanker was carrying crude oil from Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia towards Rio de Janeiro when it collided with the Brazilian tanker Horta Barbosa in the Gulf of Oman early on the morning of 19 December 1972. The hull cracked open and released the whole cargo, and the ship drifted south-southeast leaking burning oil from a forty-foot hole in its side. Occasional explosions eventually sank it on 24 December. Twelve of the Sea Star's crew were killed in the collision.

Date

1972-12-19

Tonnes spilled (ITOPF)

115000

What the pin marks

Where she sank in the Gulf of Oman.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sea_Star

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tanker, collision, gulf of oman, fire

Coordinates: 25.3, 57.567

Part of The largest oil spills from tankers since 1967

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