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On the morning of november 15, 1979, the independenta and the evrialy collided at the southern entrance of…
Independenta; Istanbul, Turkey · Istanbul, Turkey · NOAAORR-6255
- issued
- 1979-11-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1979-11-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1979-11-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Sea of Marmara
- position
- 41.033, 28.950
- vessels
- TANKER BURNED · 2 messagesTANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION · 12 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Independenta; Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, Turkey. 1. On the morning of November 15, 1979, the Independenta and the Evrialy collided at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus. The Independenta exploded and both vessels began to burn. The Independenta grounded a half of a mile from the port of Hydarpasa. The tanker burned until December 14. The Independenta was carrying 714,760 barrels of Es Sider crude oil. Keyword: Booms, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), collision, explosion, fire.. 2. COMMODITY: ES SIDER CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30000000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.033N 028.950E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6255: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6255
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