<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
18 miles east of the island of Tobago