Case Studies

RENA, New Zealand, 2011

RENA, New Zealand, 2011

On 5th October 2011, containership RENA ran aground on Astrolabe Reef, 12nm offshore from Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The vessel was en-route from Napier to Tauranga carrying 1,368 containers, 11 of which contained dangerous goods. The vessel had approximately 1,700 MT of IFO 380 bunker fuel and 61 MT diesel oil onboard.

Categories: New Zealand, HNS, Other, Container Ship, Oceania

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AGIOS DIMITRIOS 1, China, 2009

AGIOS DIMITRIOS 1, China, 2009

On Tuesday 15th September 2009, the containership AGIOS DIMITRIOS 1 was caught in a typhoon and ran aground off Gaolan Island, close to the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China. The vessel was in ballast, carrying 859 tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO).

Categories: China, Oil, Container Ship, Asia, Economic effects

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COSCO BUSAN, USA, 2007

COSCO BUSAN, USA, 2007

Whilst leaving the port of San Francisco in thick fog on 7th November 2007, laden container vessel COSCO BUSAN allided with a pier of the Oakland Bay Bridge causing a tear in the vessel’s hull in the way of two bunker tanks and the discharge of ~200 tonnes of bunker fuel.

Categories: United States, Oil, Container Ship, Americas

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MSC NAPOLI, United Kingdom, 2007

MSC NAPOLI, United Kingdom, 2007

On Thursday 18th January 2007, the container vessel MSC NAPOLI (4,668 TEU, 53,409 GT, built 1991) suffered structural damage while transiting the English Channel in heavy weather. The decision was taken to beach the vessel on a sand bar in Lyme Bay near Seaton, Devon. Once aground, the vessel developed a list, causing the loss of 117 containers. Both the UK and French coastlines were affected by the pollution with the main contamination from tarballs and debris from lost containers washing ashore, some of which was contaminated by oil.

Categories: United Kingdom, HNS, Oil, Container Ship, Europe

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