HMS Achilles

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15,955 d

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14 d

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4,977.3 nm

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4,977.3 nm

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• Incidents · 2 messages2019-07-19 → 2019-07-19Cancel HYDROLANT 2202/19 and this msg, search suspended

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62251975-11-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1975-11-26 00:00Z
   Dover strait, pas de calais, english channel
   Olympic Alliance; Dover Strait, Pas de Calais, English Channel · English Channel

   Olympic Alliance; Dover Strait, Pas de Calais, English Channel.
   Dover Strait, Pas de Calais, English Channel.
   1. Shortly after midnight on the morning of November 12, 1975, the tank vessel Olympic Alliance and the Royal Navy Frigate, HMS Achilles collided in Dover Strait. The collision occurred in the northeast traffic lane about 13 miles southeast of Dover, England. One of the Olympic Alliance's cargo tanks was ruptured on impact resulting in the release of 14,000 barrels of Iranian crude oil. The vessels were able to separate without assistance. Visibility at the time of the collision was restricted by fog. Response equipment and personnel were mobilized immediately in accordance with the local contingency plans. Vessels from a variety of sources were obtained for use in the application of dispersant. The Kent County Counsel (KCC) Oil Pollution Officer activated the county's contingency plan and arranged for three fishing vessels to be equipped with dispersant spraying equipment. The District [...]
   2. COMMODITY: IRANIAN LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 588000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 50.983N 001.583W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6225: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6225

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   Incidents·HYDROLANT 2202/192019-07-19 17:51Z → cancelled 2019-07-19 18:39Z
   Man overboard from M/V achilles in vicinity of trackline joining 31-56.7S 004-29.6E, 31-41.0S 002-42.0E
   Eastern South Atlantic · South Atlantic Ocean

   EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
   DNC 01.
   MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V ACHILLES
   IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING
   31-56.7S 004-29.6E, 31-41.0S 002-42.0E.
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
   LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO MRCC CAPE TOWN,
   PHONE: 272 1938 3300,
   E-MAIL: [email protected],
   [email protected].