File:Stern of wrecked tanker African Queen afloat c1960.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionStern of wrecked tanker African Queen afloat c1960.jpg |
The stern of the wrecked tanker African Queen, circa in August 1960. The African Queen was built in 1955 and registered in Liberia. It was 180 m long, had a beam of 22 m and displaced 13,800 grt. In December 1958, it carried a mixed cargo, including highly volatile paints and 21,000 tons of crude oil from Colombia to Peterborough, New Jersey (USA). On 30 December 1958 the ship ran aground on Gull Shoal in a storm due to a navigational error. The captain tried to get his vessel off the shoal by odering full astern. Under the strain of being pulled astern with waves crashing over her side the African Queen broke in half. The result was devastating, a massive oil spill that polluted the coast of Ocean City, Maryland (USA). The crew was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The entire stern section was re-floated and towed to shore, the front part sank in a later storm. |
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circa August 1960 date QS:P,+1960-08-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) 1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
Author | U.S. Navy |
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