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°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 am 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukhada Tatke (15 January 2011). "Oil spill damage to soil irreversible: Report". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Khalijia 3 - VesselTracker". Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Efforts on to check oil spill, Chavan undertakes aerial survey". Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ PTI, Mumbai (9 August 2010). "Mumbai oil spill continues, 300 containers tumbled into water so far". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ 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.