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Oil tanker disasters by quantity of spilled oil up to 2017

Oil tanker disasters by quantity of spilled oil from 1967 to 2017 (in metric tons)

The data illustrates the biggest oil spills from oil tankers worldwide from 1967 to 2017. During the ABT Summer oil spill in 1991, some 260,000 metric tons of oil was spilled off of the coast of Angola.

Atlantic Impress (1979) 287000
Abt Summer (1991) 260000
Castillo de Bellver (1983) 252000
Amoco Cadiz (1978) 223000
Haven (1991) 144000
Odyssey (1988) 132000
Torrey Canyon (1967) 119000
Sea Star (1972) 115000
Irenes Serenade (1980) 100000
Urquiola (1976) 100000
Hawaiian Patriot (1977) 95000
Independenta (1979) 94000
Jakob Maersk (1975) 88000
Braer (1993) 85000
Aegean Sea (1992) 74000
Sea Empress (1996) 72000
Khark 5 (1989) 70000
Nova (1985) 70000
Katina P. (1992) 67000
Prestige (2002) 63000