Cypriot Oil Tanker HAVEN on Fire

Cypriot oil tanker HAVEN burning Gulf of Genoa; it was carrying crude oil from Iran. (Greenpeace Witness book page 88-89)

Unique identifier: GP02ZN

Type: Image

Shoot date: 13/04/1991

Locations: Alpine Countries, Gulf of Genoa, Italy, Ligurian Sea

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Paolo Vaccari

Size: 3072px × 2048px 3MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Oil Spill from Tanker Haven in Italy

Cypriot oil tanker "Haven" was unloading a cargo of 230,000 tonnes of crude oil from Iran to the Multedo floating platform, seven miles off of the coast of Genoa, when it exploded. As the fire engulfed the ship, flames rose 100m high and, after a series of further explosions occurred, between 30-40,000 tons of oil poured into the sea. A few days later the 250m-long main body sank a mile and a half from the coast, between Arenzano and Varazze.

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