<P> On 19 July 1979 Atlantic Empress collided with the Aegean Captain , another fully laden Greek supertanker , 18 miles east of the island of Tobago . At the time of the collision Atlantic Empress was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Beaumont , Texas , with a cargo of light crude oil owned by Mobil Oil . Aegean Captain was en route to Singapore from Aruba . </P>
<P> On 19 July 1979 Atlantic Empress collided with the Aegean Captain , another fully laden Greek supertanker , 18 miles east of the island of Tobago . At the time of the collision Atlantic Empress was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Beaumont , Texas , with a cargo of light crude oil owned by Mobil Oil . Aegean Captain was en route to Singapore from Aruba . </P>
where did the atlantic empress oil spill occur
where did the atlantic empress oil spill occur
18 miles east of the island of Tobago
18 miles east of the island of Tobago