1991 Haven oil spill

An explosion tore through the motor tanker on 11 April 1991 as it lay at anchor about seven miles off Genoa, unloading oil to the Multedo platform. A series of further explosions followed and the vessel broke into three parts.

Date

1991-04-11

Tonnes spilled (ITOPF)

144000

What the pin marks

Where she sank off the coast of Genoa.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT_Haven

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tanker, explosion, genoa, ligurian sea

Coordinates: 44.22, 8.46

Part of The largest oil spills from tankers since 1967

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