Cabo Tamar oil spill explained

On 7 June 1978, the Chilean Oil tanker Cabo Tamar ran aground at San Vicente Bay, near Talcahuano, Chile, and released 12,000 tons of oil (of the 64,000 ton load).^[1]

See also

• VLCC Metula oil spill, biggest oil spill in Chile
• Guamblin Island, second biggest oil spill in Chile

Notes and References

1. Sistemas integrados de Gestión, Carlos Saldivia, Las desconocidas historias de los tres derrames de petróleo en Chile, retrieved on 18 September 2013