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| Vessel |
Research |
Spill |
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| Polycommander |
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13.000 ton. |
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Urquiola |
consult |
100.000 ton. |
| Andros Patria |
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50.000 ton. |
| Khark 5 |
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70.000 ton. |
| Sea Spirit |
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10.000 ton. |
| Aegean Sea |
consult |
70.000 ton. |
| Prestige |
consult |
63.000 ton. |
| Sierra Nava |
consult |
170 ton. |
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| Place: Ría de Vigo |
| Date: 05/05/1970 |
| Hydrocarbon: Light Arabian crude |
| Accident coordinates: 42º14'N 8º43'W |
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| Place: Fisterra |
| Date: 31/12/1978 |
| Hydrocarbon: Iranian heavy crude oil |
| Accident coordinates: 43º13'N 9º37'W |
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| Place:
400 miles North of Canary Islands
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| Date: 19/12/1989 |
| Hydrocarbon: Iranian heavy crude oil |
| Accident coordinates: 34º32'N 9º34'W |
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| Place: Estrecho de Gibraltar |
| Date: 06/08/1990 |
| Hydrocarbon: Heavy fuel oil |
| Accident coordinates: 35º53'N 5º57'W |
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| Place: A Coruña |
| Date: 13/12/1992 |
| Hydrocarbon: Light crude oil |
| Accident coordinates: 43º20'N 8º20'W |
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| Place: A Coruña |
| Date: 13/11/2002 |
| Hydrocarbon: Heavy fuel oil |
| Accident coordinates: 42º11'N 12º03'W |
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| Place: A Coruña |
| Date: 12/05/1976 |
| Hydrocarbon: Light Arabian crude |
| Accident coordinates: 43º23'N 8º22'W |
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| Place: Algeciras |
| Date: 28/01/2007 |
| Hydrocarbon: Fuel |
| Accident coordinates: Bahía de Algeciras |
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In this section, we mention only the major oil spills caused by marine accidents that damaged the Spanish coasts. You can get information about other slicks around the Iberian Peninsula, from 1950 until today, in Le Cedre web site.
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