On 19 November 2002, the single-hull Aframax tanker PRESTIGE broke in two and sank in waters of the North Atlantic off the northwest coast of Spain.

It had been carrying a cargo of 77,000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil from Russia and Latvia to Singapore when it encountered heavy weather on 13 November. It suffered structural failures and developed a substantial list.
A distress call was made to Spanish authorities. The total cost of the damage has been estimated at over €4.4bn, with 22,000 dead birds found in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Format: mp4 #structuralFailures #oilspill #incident