Olympic Bravery 1976
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | Olympic Bravery | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1976 | Wikidata P576 dissolved/abolished/demolished date |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | oil tanker | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Liberia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Olympic Maritime | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | English Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | France | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 27 km from land |
| Position | 48.4728, -5.1077 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Olympic Bravery was an oil tanker operating under a Liberian flag of convenience. The vessel was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire and launched in 1975 with Christina Onassis as godmother. Olympic Bravery was operated by the shipping group of Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis.
The tanker sank on 24 January 1976, on the reefs of Yuzin Bay, on the north coast of Ushant Island, Brittany. The tanker ran aground empty, but 800 tonnes of fuel oil were enough to oil several kilometers of coastline. All thirty crew members were rescued.
The wreck was one of the biggest oil spills in France, and particularly in Brittany, along with the Torrey Canyon, Böhlen, Amoco Cadiz, Gino, Tanio, and Erika.
Location
- Recorded position: 48.4728, -5.1077 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: English Channel
- Nearest coast: France
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Olympic Bravery (revision 1344502930), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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