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Encyclopedia > Aegean Sea (ship)

On December 13th, 1992, the double bottom Greek-flag tanker, Aegean Sea, en-route to Repsol refinery in A Coruña, Spain suffered an accident off the Galician coast. It had successfully passed all required tests and revisions. Repsol YPF is an integrated oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries, principally Spain and Argentina. ... A Coruña , (in English Corunna, in Spanish La Coruña, and in Galician A Coruña) is a Galician city, in north-western Spain. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


When the ship was going to enter the docks of A Coruña, the windspeed was above 100 km/h, and visibility was under 100 m. This made it lose its assigned route and wreck. The ship broke off and exploded under the Tower of Hercules, causing 50 m. tall flames and spilling more than 70.000 tons of oil into the ocean. A Coruña , (in English Corunna, in Spanish La Coruña, and in Galician A Coruña) is a Galician city, in north-western Spain. ... Tower of Hercules View of the Spanish city of A Coruña from the top of the Tower The Tower of Hercules, or La Torre de Hercules, is an ancient Roman lighthouse located about 1. ...


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