Whiddy Island disaster
The Whiddy Island disaster, also known as the Betelgeuse incident, occurred on 8 January 1979, at around 1:00 a.m., when the oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in Bantry Bay, at the offshore jetty for the oil terminal at Whiddy Island, Ireland. The explosion was attributed to the failure of the ship's structure during an operation to discharge its cargo of oil. The tanker was owned by Total S.A., and the oil terminal was owned and operated by Gulf Oil.
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Whiddy Island disaster
The Whiddy Island disaster, also known as the Betelgeuse incident, occurred on 8 January 1979, at around 1:00 a.m., when the oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in Bantry Bay, at the offshore jetty for the oil terminal at Whiddy Island, Ireland. The explosion was attributed to the failure of the ship's structure during an operation to discharge its cargo of oil. The tanker was owned by Total S.A., and the oil terminal was owned and operated by Gulf Oil.
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Pour les articles homonymes, ...... de Bantry en Irlande en 1979.
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Die Betelgeuse war ein französ ...... tglieder und Arbeiter zu Tode.
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L'incidente della Betelgeuse, ...... nte le operazioni di recupero.
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The Whiddy Island disaster, al ...... ith the loss of a Dutch diver.
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Bantry Bay is located in County Cork in south-west Ireland.
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Bantry Bay in Ireland
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Pour les articles homonymes, ...... de Bantry en Irlande en 1979.
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Die Betelgeuse war ein französ ...... tglieder und Arbeiter zu Tode.
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L'incidente della Betelgeuse, ...... nte le operazioni di recupero.
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The Whiddy Island disaster, al ...... wned and operated by Gulf Oil.
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Betelgeuse (Schiff)
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Bételgeuse (pétrolier)
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Incidente della Betelgeuse
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Whiddy Island disaster
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