Spills

5; niger delta, forcados, nigeria

Funiwa No · NOAAORR-6256

issued
1980-01-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1980-01-31 00:00Z
self-cancels
1980-01-31 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Guinea
position
5.000, 5.000
vessel
TANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION · 12 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Funiwa No. 5; Niger Delta, Forcados, Nigeria.
Niger Delta, Forcados, Nigeria.
1. On January 17, 1980, the Funiwa No. 5 well located 5 miles off the Niger Delta, Nigeria, blew out. Approximately 200,000 barrels of oil spilled from the well. On January 29 the oil ignited. The flow of oil stopped on February 1 as the Funiwa No. 5 bridged. Keyword: Gold Crew, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), blowout, relief well, fire..
2. COMMODITY: NIGERIAN CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8400000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 5.000N 005.000E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6256: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6256

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