Jacob Maersk wreck fire - Leixões, Portugal
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razalas
N 41° 11.260 W 008° 42.276
29T E 524773 N 4559632
A fire that burned for days the one in the Jacob Maersk. This is the memorial of that.
Waymark Code: WMANM9
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 02/04/2011
Views: 6
The Jakob Maersk was a Danish oil tanker that struck a sand bank on January 29, 1975 while entering the port of Leixões, Portugal, causing a major oil spill. Built in 1966, the tanker was owned by Maerskline Navigation Company. She was 261.81 meters long and had a crew of 32.
Jakob Maersk was carrying 88,000 tons of crude oil when she attempted to enter the harbor at Leixões, near Porto, Portugal. She grounded on a sand bank, causing a huge explosion and subsequent fire that burned for days. The explosion broke the ship apart, spilling crude oil into the water. Six crewmen were killed.
From Wikipedia
Type of Structure: other
Other: Oil tanker
Construction Date: 01/01/1966
Fire Date: 01/29/1975
Structure status: Plaque
Cause of Fire:
Struck a sand bank.
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
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