Resources lost from the Atlantic Empress Oil Spill could have...

Fast Facts

Date

7/19/1979

Culprit

Mobil Oil

Location

Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Cause

Tanker collision

Tankers involved

Atlantic Empress & Aegean Captain

Motive

Accidental

Estimated Cost

$85 million

Largest Reported Slick

25 miles by 1 mile

Estimated Disaster Amount

1.8 million barrels

Related Deaths

27