1979 Independența oil spill

The Romanian-flagged tanker was carrying Libyan crude towards Istanbul when, at 5.30 on the morning of 15 November 1979, it collided with the Greek-flagged Evriali at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus, some 800 metres off Haydarpaşa station. The tanker broke in two and its stern section sank. Only two of the fifty-four crew survived, and the explosions and fire damaged houses around the shore and the historic Haydarpaşa railway station.

Date

1979-11

Tonnes spilled (ITOPF)

94000

What the pin marks

Off the Haydarpaşa breakwater at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT_Independen%C8%9Ba

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tanker, collision, bosphorus, istanbul, fire

Coordinates: 40.99417, 29.00778

Part of The largest oil spills from tankers since 1967

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