Hamilton Trader; Liverpool Bay, England

Liverpool Bay, England | 1969-Apr-30

Initial Notification: Early on the morning of April 30, 1969, the Hannes Knuppel collided with the tanker Hamilton Trader in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea. The Hamilton Trader was anchored near the Bar Light Vessel at the time of the collision. A starboard tank on the Hamilton Trader was holed and approximately 4,000 barrels of No. 6 Fuel Oil was spilled. The spilled oil impacted approximately 50 miles of shoreline. Cleanup was accomplished primarily with chemical dispersants on the oil slicks at sea.