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The M/T ''Burmah Agate'' was an oil tanker that was involved in an oil spill near Galveston, Texas in 1979. On the morning of November 1, 1979, the ''Burmah Agate'', inbound to Galveston Bay with a full load of fuel, collided with the outbound freighter ''Mimosa'' just outside the entrance to the Galveston Bay Entrance Channel. The ''Mimosa'' struck the ''Burmah Agate'' on its starboard side, tearing an by hole near Cargo Tank No. 5, and setting off an explosion that ignited the leaking oil. The tanker foundered, while the freighter remained under way, slowly circling about a dropped anchor. The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched the cutter to begin search and rescue operations, lifting men off the ships using helicopters. By 12:30, all 26 crew members of the ''Mimosa'' had been accounted for, but only 6 of the ''Burmah Agate''s 37 crew had been found. Unable to shut off the ''Mimosa''s engines due to the fires, the rescuers eventually fouled its propeller. The fire aboard the ''Burmah Agate'' burned until January 8, 1980. An estimated of oil were released into the environment, with another consumed by the fire. Cleanup operations lasted until late December. The ''Burmah Agate'' was towed to Brownsville, Texas, on February 1 for scrapping. ==References== ;Notes ;Bibliography *(Maritime Connector: Tanker Incidents ) *(Collision of the Motor Tanker Burmah Agate and the Freighter Mimosa ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burmah Agate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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