1993 Braer oil spill

On the night of 4 January 1993 the Liberian tanker was running in a heavy storm on the short northern route from Norway to Canada when sea water entered her bunkers and the engines failed. The crew reported the loss of power at about 5am on 5 January and said the ship was in no immediate danger. She struck rocks at Quendale Bay at the southern end of Shetland, releasing a cargo of light crude rather than the heavy oil of earlier wrecks.

Date
1993-01-05
Tonnes spilled (ITOPF)
85000
What the pin marks
Where she ran aground near Quendale, Shetland.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Braer

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tanker, grounding, shetland, storm, light crude

Coordinates: 59.88333, -1.35

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