SS Atlantic Empress
Ship
SS Atlantic Empress was a Greek oil tanker that in 1979 collided with the oil tanker Aegean Captain in the Caribbean, and eventually sank, having created the fifth largest oil spill on record and the largest ship-based spill having spilled 287,000... Wikipedia
Builder: Odense Steel Shipyard
Launched: February 16, 1974
Oil spill date: 19 July 1979 at
Depth: 28.4 m (93 ft 2 in)
Route: Beaumont, Texas
Yard number: 49