MV Tasman Spirit

MV Tasman Spirit

The "Tasman Spirit" is a Greek registered oil tanker. The tanker was launched in February 1979 and was formerly called the "Mabini" and "Kenko".

On July 28, 2003 she ran aground near the city of Karachi. Over 12,000 tons of oil spilled into the Arabian Sea in what is considered by some to be the largest environmental disaster in Pakistan's history. According to the IUCN 16 kilometres of coastline has been polluted.

The ship's insurer offered 10 million rupees in compensation to the Karachi port authorities, and agreed to pay all cleaning expenses.

References

*cite news|publisher=BBC|title=Pakistan tackles huge oil spill|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3153071.stm|date=August 15, 2003|accessdate=2007-10-29
*cite news|publisher=Daily Times (Pakistan)|title=Editorial: A tragic but avoidable disaster|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-8-2003_pg3_1|date=August 16, 2003|accessdate=2007-10-29
* [http://www.coordmareenoire.net/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=140&lang=en Tasman Spirit oil spill ] collection of articles at Coordination marée noire
*cite web|url=http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/crisis/tasmin/index.cfm|publisher=World Wildlife Fund|title=Stricken tanker, Tasman Spirit, spills 28,000 tons of crude oil into the sea off the Karachi coast|date=July 28, 2003|accessdate=2007-10-29
*http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en35669&F_catID=&f_type=source


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