Hazardous and Noxious Substances Spill Incidents

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On this database it is collected information on the fate and weathering of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) accidentally spilt at the sea around the world. It gathers and systematizes existing information to assist stakeholders involved in spill preparedness and response, and builds return of experience datasheets for the chemicals involved. It will facilitate the incorporation of lessons from past incidents on the decision process to improve preparedness.

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Eurobulker IV

2000

Italy

Europe

bulk

HNS Spilt

CoalSolid

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Amount Spilt (T)14000

CAS Number-

S

Physical Behaviour (SEBC code)

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Pollution Category (MARPOL Annex 2)

4.2

Class according to IMDG code

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Subsidiary Risk Class according to IMDG code

Classification as Marine Pollutant

vii

HNS Classification (2010 HNS Convention)

Fate and weathering facts observed/reported

Salvage operations were initiated on 28 September but on 3 October, the bulk carrier broke in two and sank with 14,000 tonnes of coal still in the holds. Recovery operations on the seafloor were carried out from 23 October 2000 to 15 August 2002 and in total 4,829 tonnes of matter were recovered. The San Pietro channel is an ecologically rich area, with beds of Posidonica oceanica, which were affected by the mechanical phenomena (smothering of vegetation and covering of the sediment. An environmental impact study was implemented by the Italian Government's Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata a la Mare (ICRAM)

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

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