Pink color showing Khalijia III, red MSC Chitra
Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Mumbai oil spill
It was an ordinary day on August 9th when it was announced in the news that two cargo ships, MSC Chitra and Khalijia III had collided just in front of Mumbai harbor and that one of them was sinking. When MSC Chitra sank, or rather, was beached on Prong Reef, she started leaking out heavy fuel oil (HFO). Official estimates was that around 800 tons leaked out in Mumbai waters and about 500 containers had fallen into the sea.
MSC Chitra (picture courtesy of www.today24news.com)
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