
Amuriyah – SPT Case Study
Problem Raising an 82,000-tonne Iraqi tanker from the ocean floor On the afternoon of January 23, 1991, the Amuriyah, an 82,000-tonne Iraqi oil tanker sunk near Bubiyan Island off the coast of Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. In 2014 it was decided the tanker needed to be removed because it was within the tanker turning […]