TANKER Betelgeuse

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6248. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62481979-01-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1979-01-22 00:00Z
   Bantry bay, ireland
   Betelgeuse; Bantry Bay, Ireland · North Atlantic Ocean

   Betelgeuse; Bantry Bay, Ireland.
   Bantry Bay, Ireland.
   1. In the early afternoon of January 8, 1979, the tanker Betelgeuse exploded at the offshore pier of the Gulf Oil Terminal at Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay, Ireland. The tanker broke in two and settled in 130 feet of water with 300,000 barrels of oil remaining onboard. The fire burned throughout the day. During the night the fire was extinguished and the stern section sank completely. Approximately 14,720 barrels of oil leaked from the vessel, 3,680 barrels of which impacted the shoreline. Keyword: Manual removal, suction operations, containment boom, skimmer, BP 1100WD, explosion, fire, sinking, sub-surface oil, salvage, lightering..
   2. COMMODITY: MIXED ARABIAN CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 618000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 50.667N 012.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6248: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6248