TANKER Wafra

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   Spills·NOAAORR-62131971-02-27 00:00Z → cancelled 1971-03-13 00:00Z
   Cape agulhas, south africa
   Wafra; Cape Agulhas, South Africa · Indian Ocean

   Wafra; Cape Agulhas, South Africa.
   Cape Agulhas, South Africa.
   1. On the morning of February 27, 1971, the tanker Wafra was taken under tow off Cape Alghulas, South Africa after her engine room flooded. Later that day the towline broke, and the Wafra drifted onto the Agulhas Reef, five miles from Cape Agulhas. Cargo tanks were ruptured, and Arabian crude oil began to leak from the vessel. On March 8, the vessel was pulled off the reef by the tug Oceanic, and towed to a position 200 miles from the coast where it was deliberately sunk on March 12. Keyword: Sinking..
   2. COMMODITY: ARABIAN CRUDE OIL.
   3. POSITION 35.000S 020.033E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6213: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6213