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Gulf of oman

Sea Star; Gulf of Oman · NOAAORR-6216

issued: 1972-12-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1973-01-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1973-01-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Oman
position: 25.300, 57.567
vessels: TANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION · 12 messages TUG WHILE STILL
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sea Star; Gulf of Oman.
Gulf of Oman.
1. Early on the morning of December 19, 1972, the Sea Star and the Horta Barbosa collided in the Gulf of Oman. Both vessels caught fire, and were abandoned by their crews. The Horta Barbosa fire was extinguished within a day. The Sea Star drifted SSE, leaking burning oil from a forty-foot hole in its side. The Sea Star was taken undertow by Awal Contracting and Trading Company tug while still on fire on December 21. Occasional explosions rocked the vessel, and eventually caused it to sink at 25 04 N, 058 12 E on December 24, 1972. Keyword: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), collision, fire, sinking..
2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL.
3. POSITION 25.300N 057.567E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6216: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6216

This area · spills & pollution incidents

3 within 180 nm since 1972 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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