Straits of messina, sicily, italy

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Patmos; Straits of Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Straits of Messina, Sicily, Italy.
1. On March 21, 1985, the Patmos and the Castillo de Montearagon collided in the Straits of Messina. The Patmos was carrying 828,300 barrels of Kirkuk crude oil while the Castillo de Montearagon was in ballast. The Patmos caught fire and was grounded on the beach of Villagio Torre Faro, Sicily. Firefighters subsequently towed the vessel off the beach to maneuver it for firefighting efforts. The fire was extinguished on March 23, and the Patmos was brought to dock at Messina, Sicily. Approximately 5,300 barrels of Kirkuk crude oil spilled from the Patmos. The majority of the spilled oil moved south through the Straits of Messina. Most of the oil broke up in the variable currents of the strait, forming separate slicks that moved south at different rates. Some of the oil initially released moved to the north due to tidal currents. By March 23, most of the oil to the north had dissipated, but [...]
2. COMMODITY: KIRKUK CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 223000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.250N 015.583E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6279: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6279