2010 Mumbai oil spill explained
| Spill Name: | Mumbai oil spill |
| Spill Date: | 7 August 2010 |
| Location: | Mumbai Harbour, Karanja Reefs, Arabian Sea |
| Cause: | Ship collision involving MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia-III |
| Casualties: | None |
| Volume: | (400 tonnes)[1] – (800 tonnes)[2] |
The 2010 Mumbai oil spill occurred after the Panama-flagged MV MSC Chitra (IMO: 7814838) and (IMO: 8128690)[3] [4] collided off the coast of India near Mumbai on Saturday, 7 August 2010 at around 9:50am 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]
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Notes and References
- News: NDTV correspondent. Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources. NDTV . 9 August 2010. 12 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100911082217/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/oil-spill-scare-on-maharashtra-shore-43039. 11 September 2010 . live.
- News: Oil spill damage to soil irreversible: Report . Sukhada Tatke . 15 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123526/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-15/mumbai/28360295_1_collision-of-panamanian-vessels-oil-spill-mv-khalijia . dead . 4 November 2012 . . 24 January 2011.
- News: Ships collide near Mumbai . J Dey . Mid-Day . MiD DAY Infomedia Ltd. . 8 August 2010 . 12 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100821062021/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/aug/080810-mv-khalijia-ship-collision.htm . 21 August 2010 . live.
- Web site: Khalijia 3 - VesselTracker . 12 August 2010 .
- News: Efforts on to check oil spill, Chavan undertakes aerial survey . Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2010 . 9 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100811233916/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/national/oil-spill-continues-3rd-day-225. 11 August 2010 . dead.
- News: PTI. Mumbai. Mumbai oil spill continues, 300 containers tumbled into water so far. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095808/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/mumbai/28319409_1_oil-spill-msc-chitra-cargo-ships. dead. 11 August 2011. 10 August 2010. The Times of India. 9 August 2010.
- News: Naik. Yogesh. Major oil spill fears as ships collide off Mumbai coast. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-08/mumbai/28286525_1_mumbai-coast-mumbai-port-trust-crew-members. dead. 11 August 2011. 10 August 2010. 8 August 2010. The Times of India. Sharad Vyas.
