Tanio oil spill
oil spill · France
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Tanio oil spill
- IMO number
- 5212397
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- 🇫🇷 France
- Vessel type
- oil spill
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 191.9 m
- Beam
- 24.6 m
- Year built
- 1958
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Tanio oil spill
The Tanio oil spill occurred on 7 March 1980 when the Tanio, an oil tanker of Madagascan origin traveling from Wilhelmshaven to Civitavecchia, split in two 60 kilometres (37 mi) off the coast of Brittany, France, in rough weather, spilling about 13,500 tons of cargo oil into the English Channel and killing eight sailors. The stern section of the ship was towed to Le Havre by a British cargo ship despite the strong wind. The bow, however, sunk, leaking 5,000 tons of oil. After the spill, strong winds moved the oil toward the Breton coast.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tanio oil spill now?
- Tanio oil spill has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Tanio oil spill?
- Tanio oil spill is a oil spill sailing under the flag of France, built in 1958. The vessel is 191.9 m long with a beam of 24.6 m.
- Has Tanio oil spill been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Tanio oil spill appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).