File:USS Preserver (ARS-8) with sunken tanker Ocean Eagle off Puerto Rico 1968.jpg
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DescriptionUSS Preserver (ARS-8) with sunken tanker Ocean Eagle off Puerto Rico 1968.jpg |
The U.S. Navy rescue and salvage ship USS Preserver (ARS-8) with the sunken tanker Ocean Eagle, in 1968. On the morning of 3 March 1968, the Liberian tanker Ocean Eagle grounded in the harbour of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The vessel broke in two several hours after the grounding, spilling 11,129,000 litres of Venezuelan light crude oil into the harbour. The aft section of the vessel drifted farther into the harbor and grounded, while the forward section was anchored in place. Three days later, U.S. Navy ships tried to tow the forward section out of the harbour. Adverse weather hindered the operation, and eventually drove the forward section farther into the harbour. On 10 March, the forward section broke open in heavy seas and released more oil into the water. By the first week of April, both parts of the tanker were lightered and towed out to sea where they were sunk. (text: NOAA) |
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circa March 1968 date QS:P,+1968-03-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | U.S. Navy All Hands magazine May 1979, p. 18. |
Author | U.S. Navy |
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"All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise designated." |
Camera location | 18° 28′ 59.99″ N, 66° 10′ 00.01″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 18.483330; -66.166670 |
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