Athos 1 
- Name
- Athos 1
- Accident date
- 26/11/2004
- Location
- USA
- Accident area
- Delaware river, Philadelphia
- Spill area
- Inland waters
- Cause of spill
- Collision
- Nature of pollutant
- Venezuelan crude oil
- Quantity spilled
- 1, 000 tonnes
- Ship / structure type
- Oil tanker
- Flag
- Cypriot
The Athos 1 was approaching the unloading terminal when she hit part of an unindicated metal pipe. She lost approximately 1,000 tonnes of highly viscous crude oil, with a greater density than water, which was to be delivered to an asphalt refinery.
PMore than 200 km of coastline were polluted in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Response teams deployed more than 30 km of booms. Two sectors of a nuclear plant were temporarily closed. Significant environmental and economic damage resulted from this accident.
External links
NOAA, NOAA responds to the M/V Athos I oil spill in Delaware.
NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP), Case documents Athos spill
Université de Delaware, Oil Spill on the Delaware River