Timestamp

time of event
2006-08-11

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Das Tankschiff Solar I sank am 11. August 2006 vor der Küste der philippinischen Insel Guimaras (Philippinen) mit ca. 2000 Tonnen Schweröl an Bord. Hunderte Kilometer Küstenlinie sind durch das ausgelaufende Öl verseucht worden.

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On 11 August 2006, the tanker Solar 1, chartered by Petron Corp, was transporting 2,000 tonnes of oil when she sank in the Guimaras Straits, some 10 nautical miles south of Guimaras Island, Republic of the Philippines. Over 1,300 tonnes of oil were spilled at sea very rapidly. Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline were contaminated to varying degrees.

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