MT Independența
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Independența |
| Port of registry | Romania |
| Builder | Șantierul Naval Constanța, Romania |
| Launched | 28 May 1977 |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7621657 |
| Fate | Wrecked in 1979 and subsequently broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Crude oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 164,004 DWT |
| Length | 283 m (928 ft 6 in) o/a |
| Beam | 46 m (150 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) moulded |
| Capacity | 160,698 m³ (at 98%) |
MT Independența ("Independence") was a large Romanian crude oil carrier. She collided in 1979 with a Greek freighter at the southern entrance of Bosphorus, Turkey, and exploded. She caught fire and grounded. Almost all of the tanker's crew members died. The wreck of the Independența burned for weeks, causing heavy air and sea pollution in the Istanbul area and the Sea of Marmara.