On march 7, 1980, the tanker tanio, carrying 190,580 barrels of no

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Tanio; Brittany, France.
Brittany, France.
1. On March 7, 1980, the tanker Tanio, carrying 190,580 barrels of No. 6 fuel oil, broke in two off the coast of Brittany, France during a violent storm. The master and seven crew members died as a result of the accident. Approximately 98,955 barrels of oil spilled into the sea as a result of the breakup. The bow section, which still contained 36,650 barrels of oil, sank in 300 feet of water. Substantial amounts of oil continued to leak from the sunken bow until several small leaks in the bow were sealed in May. The stern remained afloat and was towed to the port of Le Havre where its remaining 54,975 barrels of oil were offloaded. Strong northwest winds at the time of the incident moved the oil towards the Breton coast. Due to the high viscosity of the oil and severe weather conditions, containment or dispersal at sea was impossible. Because the spring tides in this region have an average [...]
2. COMMODITY: NO. 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4160000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 49.167N 004.267W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6257: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6257