1983 Castillo de Bellver oil spill

The Spanish tanker was on passage from the Persian Gulf to Spain with a cargo of light crude when it exploded and caught fire on 6 August 1983, around 80 km off Table Bay, South Africa. The stern section capsized and sank the following day in deep water 36 km from the coast, with 100,000 tonnes of oil still in its tanks.

Date

1983-08-06

Tonnes spilled (ITOPF)

252000

What the pin marks

The position the cited page gives, off Saldanha Bay.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_Bellver_oil_spill

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tanker, explosion, south africa, sinking

Coordinates: -33.27583, 17.50467

Part of The largest oil spills from tankers since 1967

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