2010 Mumbai oil spill

Mumbai oil spill
Location Mumbai Harbour, Karanja Reefs, Arabian Sea
Coordinates 18°54′18″N 72°52′34″E / 18.9051°N 72.8760°ECoordinates: 18°54′18″N 72°52′34″E / 18.9051°N 72.8760°E
Date 7 August 2010
Cause
Cause Ship collision involving MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia-III
Casualties None
Spill characteristics
Volume 2,900 barrels (460 m3) (400 tonnes) [1] – 5,900 barrels (940 m3) (800 tonnes) [2]

The 2010 Mumbai oil spill occurred after the Panama-flagged MV MSC Chitra (IMO: 7814838) and MV Khalijia 3 (IMO: 8128690)[3][4] collided off the coast of India near Mumbai on Saturday, 7 August 2010 at around 9:50 A.M local time.[5][6] MSC Chitra, which was outbound from South Mumbai's Nava Sheva port, collided with the inbound Khalijia-III, which caused about 200 cargo containers from MSC Chitra to be thrown into the Arabian Sea. Khalijia-III was apparently involved with another mishap on 18 July 2010.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NDTV correspondent (9 August 2010). "Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources". NDTV. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Sukhada Tatke (15 January 2011). "Oil spill damage to soil irreversible: Report". The Times of India (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.). Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ↑ J Dey (8 August 2010). "Ships collide near Mumbai". Mid-Day (MiD DAY Infomedia Ltd.). Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Khalijia 3 - VesselTracker". Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Efforts on to check oil spill, Chavan undertakes aerial survey". The Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  6. ↑ PTI, Mumbai (9 August 2010). "Mumbai oil spill continues, 300 containers tumbled into water so far". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ↑ Naik, Yogesh; Sharad Vyas (8 August 2010). "Major oil spill fears as ships collide off Mumbai coast". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2010.