Texaco Denmark

Texaco Denmark

Ship data flag  United Kingdom other ship names Sipca Jeddah Ship type VLCC crude oil tanker Shipping company Texaco Overseas Tankship Limited, London Shipyard Odense Staalskibvaerft A / S, Lindö Build number 33 Launch August 14, 1970 Commissioning November 1970 Whereabouts Canceled in Busan from April 30, 1983

Ship dimensions and crew length 345.02 m ( Lüa ) 330.72 m ( Lpp ) width 51.87 m Side height 25.61 m Draft Max. 20,114 m measurement 125,424 GRT 98,514 NRT

Machine system machine 1 × Stal-Laval steam turbine Machine performance 32,000 PS (23,536 kW) Top speed 15.5 kn (29 km / h) propeller 1

Transport capacities Load capacity 257,364 dwt

Others Registration numbers IMO 7028324

The Texaco Denmark was a crude oil tanker associated with an average and an oil leak of over 100,000 tons on December 7, 1971.

history

The ship

The Texaco Denmark was a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) and was built in 1970 at the Danish Odense Staalskibvaerft in Lindö. The ship had a deadweight capacity of 257,353 dwt. After the accident, the ship continued to sail as Sipca Jeddah until 1983 .

Average

In a large number of sources, the ship is listed as causing an oil leak of over 100,000 tons. This is said to have taken place on December 7, 1971, depending on the source, partly in connection with a collision, off Belgium or in the North Sea.

Web links

• The Texaco Denmark at Auke Visser (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dagmar Schmidt Etkin: Historical Overview of Oil Spills from all Sources (1960–1998) , Oil Spill Intelligence Report, 1999 International Oil Spill Conference (PDF; 68 kB) (English).
2. ↑ Largest Tanker Spills Worldwide ( Memento from September 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), Shipbuilding History (English).
3. ↑ CRC report (English)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Dagmar Schmidt Etkin, Jeff Welch: Oil Spill Intelligence Report - International Oil Spill Database: Trends in Oil Spill Volumes and Frequency , Oil Spill Intelligence Report, 1997 International Oil Spill Conference (PDF, 72 kB) (English).
5. ^ Intertanko report 2006 ( Memento from February 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English).