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   Spills·NOAAORR-62461978-10-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1978-10-26 00:00Z
   Irish sea, south wales
   Christos Bitas; Irish Sea, South Wales · Celtic Sea

   Christos Bitas; Irish Sea, South Wales.
   Irish Sea, South Wales.
   1. At 1634 on October 12, 1978, the Christos Bitas ran aground on rocks approximately 10 miles off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. After about half of its tanks ruptured, the tanker floated free of the rocks. The master of the vessel requested assistance from Her Majesty's Coast Guard in controlling the spilled oil, and the Christos Bitas continued for Belfast, its planned destination. The tanker was stopped at 52 25 N, 005 40 W at the request of British Petroleum Tanker Company, the owner of the cargo, and H. M. Coast Guard. The tanker was carrying 257,250 barrels of heavy Iranian crude oil. Approximately 21,990 barrels spilled into the Irish Sea. Nearly all the cargo was offloaded to other vessels, and the Christos Bitas was scuttled in the North Atlantic on October 31, 1978. Oil impacted some beaches in South Wales, as well as on Skomer Island, and the North Devon coast. [...]
   2. COMMODITY: HEAVY IRANIAN CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 924000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 51.717N 005.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6246: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6246

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   Spills·NOAAORR-69241993-01-26 00:00Z → cancelled 1993-02-09 00:00Z
   Frying pan shoals, north carolina
   M/V Lyra; Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina · North Atlantic Ocean

   M/V Lyra; Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina.
   Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina.
   1. On January 26, 1993, the M/V Lyra was under tow by the tug Mark McAllister from New York to Charleston, SC in a "dead ship" status (i.e., the vessel had no power and no personnel) when the tow line parted causing the Lyra to drift downwind at three knots with the potential to ground on Frying Pan Shoals, NC. Winds 35 to 40 knots and seas running 16 to 18 feet made retrieving the emergency towing hawser impossible for the tug's crew. The McAllister Tug Company and Lykes Shipping arranged to have four persons flown out to the vessel by a U.S. Marine helicopter. The helicopter successfully placed emergency ship's personnel on the M/V Lyra who were able to drop the vessel's port anchor. On January 31 the M/V Lyra's crew connected appropriate towing hawsers and continued the tow without further incident. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER OIL AND #2 DIESEL.
   3. POSITION 34.150N 076.500W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6924: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6924