Afran Zodiac

On 11 January 1975, the Liberian tanker the Afran Zodiac collided with a tug in Bantry Bay next to the oil terminal. 4 km of shoreline were polluted by the thick slick (1 cm and thicker).

Response teams sprayed dispersants on the oil slicks. The response operations were coordinated by helicopter.

Source:

• IFP, Banques de données sur les accidents de navire ayant provoqué un déversement de pétrole en mer supérieur à 500 tonnes, 1975-1979, Ref. 26 714, January 1979.