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Erika, the globalised tanker disaster

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Erika, the globalised tanker disaster

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euronews (in English)

14 Views • Sep 25, 2012

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The Erika oil tanker disaster had globalisation written all over it. The ship was registered in Malta.

It had been certified as seaworthy by the Italian company RINA. The vessel was owned by an Italian based in London. Its cargo was owned by a Panama branch of the French oil company Total. The single-hulled Erika had been built 24 years earlier, in Japan.

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