Janina
- Name
- Janina
- Accident date
- 18/01/1957
- Location
- Portugal
- Accident area
- off the coast of Vigo
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Fire
- Nature of pollutant
- light fuel oil
- Quantity spilled
- 10,000 tonnes
- Ship / structure type
- Oil tanker
- Built date
- 1948
- Flag
- French
On 18 January 1957, the Janina was loaded with light fuel oil when she went on fire then sank, spilling 10,000 tonnes of her cargo into the sea. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unknown to us.
Source:
- Banque de données sur les accidents de navire ayant provoqué un déversement de pétrole en mer supérieur à 500 tonnes - Volume I - 1955-1969, Janvier 1979, Institut Français du Pétrole