The Vicky, which is registered in Turkey, struck the sunken Norwegian car transporter Tricolour – the third vessel to do so in less than three weeks.
Another vessel wreaking havoc is the Liberian oil tanker, the Prestige, which sunk off the Spanish coast six weeks ago. French maritime authorities said oil has been discovered on Atlantic beaches in the Landes area, confirming that fuel oil from the sunken tanker has reached France.