FANCE. Brittany. Sinking tanker "Erika". Dec. 1999.
On the Abeille Flandre tugboat.The Maltese registered oil tanker "Erika" sank off the northwestern French coast on Sunday December 12, 1999, after having split in half, consequently spilling thousands of tons of crude oil into the ocean. The tugboat "Abeille Flandres" strove to tow Erika's stern into open waters