Pacific Glory
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The Pacific Glory was a tanker operated under the Liberian flag . The ship collided with another tanker in the English Channel in October 1970 and caught fire.
General
The ship was built in 1966 under the hull number 166 at the Sasebo Heavy Industries shipyard in Sasebo , Japan . The launching of the ship took place in April, with completion in October 1966th
The ship was a single hull ship. It was powered by a diesel engine that acted on a propeller . The deck superstructures were in the stern area of the ship, the cargo tanks were arranged in front of it. In the midship area there were two manifolds , each with a loading boom for the hose takeover.
Collision in October 1970
The Pacific Glory was in October 1970 with a 42-man crew on the voyage to Rotterdam . The ship had loaded around 70,000 tons of crude oil from Nigeria . On the evening of October 23, it collided around six nautical miles off the Isle of Wight with the tanker Allegro , which was on its way to Fawley south of Southampton with around 100,000 t of crude oil from Libya . Both ships headed east off the British coast, the Pacific Glory at 15 kn on course 087 °, which was changed to 080 ° shortly before the collision, the Allegro at 15.5 kn on course 060 °. The Pacific Glory was on the port side of the Allegro , from which the ship's command of the Allegro concluded that it had right of way. The Allegro drove a little faster than the Pacific Glory , which in turn prompted the ship's command of the Pacific Glory to assume that it would be overtaken and thus be given right of way. Both ships only drew attention to themselves through light signals and acoustic signals from the typhon . It was only as a last-minute maneuver that both ships changed their courses. As a result, they collided in the stern area.
In the collision, the Pacific Glory was damaged on its starboard side in the area in front of the superstructure. A tank also tore open from which crude oil was leaking. The resulting gas mixture ignited. This resulted in an explosion that killed five sailors aboard the Pacific Glory . Another tank was damaged by the explosion. About 24,780 barrels leaked from the tank, which contained 35,400 barrels of crude oil. Some of the oil burned up. However, three oil slicks also formed . Several sailors jumped overboard in the chaos resulting from the explosion. Eight other sailors perished in the burning oil floating on the water. 29 crew members were rescued.
After hitting several ships rushed to the scene of the accident, including tugs , stationed in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight RNLI - lifeboat Jesse Lumb , the two frigates HMS Andromeda and HMS Zulu of the Royal Navy and ferries . In addition, helicopters were sent to the scene of the accident.
As a result of the collision and the explosion on board the Pacific Glory , the ship's engine room filled with water, causing the tanker's stern to sink. The Pacific Glory was towed in shallow water in Sandown Bay in the southeast of the Isle of Wight to keep it from sinking. The Allegro could go to Fawley on its own.
The oil floating on the water was fought with dispersants from other ships . As a result, a three mile long oil spill was dissolved. The other oil spills were dissolved by the swell. Only small amounts of the spilled oil reached the coast at Brighton and Selsey. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reported few dead or oil-contaminated birds washed up as a result of the oil spill.
The fire fighting continued for the two days after the collision. After the fire was extinguished, the stern area and parts of the deckhouse were burned out.
On October 29, some of the oil was pumped into the Halia tanker aboard the Pacific Glory . Initially, 10,600 barrels could be emptied before the operation had to be interrupted due to deteriorating weather. On November 5th, the lightening was resumed and 44,000 barrels were finally pumped out of the Pacific Glory .
On November 6, the ship was made buoyant again and towed into Lyme Bay. There it was prepared for the tow trip to Rotterdam. On November 17, the ship reached Europoort in the port of Rotterdam . There, the oil still in the tanks was extinguished. A total of around 453,120 barrels of crude oil were pumped out of the ship's tanks. The ship was declared a total loss.
Whereabouts of the ship
After the ship had been in port for around a year, it was towed to Hong Kong and repaired there. In 1972 it was brought back into service as the Oriental Confidence . In early 1982 the ship was scrapped in Kaohsiung .
Web links
- Picture of the burning ship , Gallery , Ventnor Heritage Center
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Pacific Glory ( Memento June 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), History Heritage on the Isle of Wight.
- ^ The CTX Tanker Casualty Database , Center for Tankship Excellence. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b Pacific Glory , Coasters Remembered, January 2, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ A b Pacific Glory - Inicident Summary , Incident News, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Pacific Glory , Cedre. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e f Pacific Glory , Center for Tankship Excellence. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ A b Pacific Glory - Behavior of Oil , Incident News, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ F57 HMS Andromeda , helis.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ F124 HMS Zulu , helis.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ A b c Pacific Glory - Countermeasures / Mitigation , Incident News, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Pacific Glory - Other Special Interest Issues , Incident News, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Oriental Confidence , Maritime-Connector.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.