Tasman Spirit oil spill
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| Tasman Spirit oil spill | |
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 Interactive map of Tasman Spirit oil spill | |
| Location | Port of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°46′58″N 66°59′43″E / 24.782683°N 66.995352°E |
| Date | July 27, 2003 |
| Cause | |
| Cause | Grounding of the Tasman Spirit oil tanker |
| Operator | Assimina Maritime Ltd. |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | 27,000 metric tonnes |
| Shoreline impacted | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
The Tasman Spirit oil spill occurred in the Arabian Sea just outside the Port of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan on July 27, 2003, when Tasman Spirit, an oil tanker owned by Maltese company Assimina Maritime, bound for the Port of Karachi, Karachi from Kharg Island, Iran, ran aground while navigating to the Port of Karachi, at Clifton Beach, at 12:57 p.m. local time and spilled approximately 30,000 metric tonnes of light crude oil over the next few days.[1] It is considered to be one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in Pakistan. The Tasman Spirit spill eventually affected 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of the main public beach of the city, and the Port of Karachi, which were heavily or moderately oiled.