The 1979 Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain Oil Spill | Have you guys ever heard of the major oil spill that occurred on this day, in the year 1979? The disaster threathened
![Amazon.com: Vintage photo of Atlantic Express after the collision with superintendent Aegean Captain took fire and dropped off the coast of Tobago : Hogar y Cocina Amazon.com: Vintage photo of Atlantic Express after the collision with superintendent Aegean Captain took fire and dropped off the coast of Tobago : Hogar y Cocina](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aTQjE+dFL.jpg)
Amazon.com: Vintage photo of Atlantic Express after the collision with superintendent Aegean Captain took fire and dropped off the coast of Tobago : Hogar y Cocina
![On this day, 19th July 1979, Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain collided in Caribbean Sea spilling more than 280,000 tons of crude oil On this day, 19th July 1979, Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain collided in Caribbean Sea spilling more than 280,000 tons of crude oil](https://oges-files.s3.amazonaws.com/p/assets/231619b7-a60d-43f8-8ed7-37070af7df5f.png)