Efforts to save the stricken ship failed, and after six days ​ — during which close to 20,000 tons of oil had leaked — ​ the tanker finally split in two and sank, some 130 miles [200 km] off the coast of Spain.
Püüdeid purunenud laeva päästa saatis ebaedu ning pärast kuut päeva pingutusi – mille jooksul voolas laevast välja peaaegu 20 000 tonni naftat – murdus tanker umbes 200 kilomeetri kaugusel Hispaania rannikust pooleks.