Abdul Rahman 
- Name
- Abdul Rahman
- Accident date
- 20/11/1997
- Location
- Libya
- Accident area
- off Benghazi
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Grounding
- Nature of pollutant
- ammonium nitrate, ferrosilicon, caustic soda, black honey, bunker fuel oil
- Quantity spilled
- 1,500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 500 tonnes of ferrosilicon, 100 tonnes of caustic soda, 100 tonnes of black honey
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1971
- Flag
- Egyptian
On 20 November 1997, the Egyptian cargo vessel Abdul Rahman ran aground off Benghazi (Libya). Due to this accident, the vessel was badly damaged. Some of the bunker fuel oil and part of the cargo (1,500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 500 tonnes of ferrosilicon, 100 tonnes of caustic soda, 100 tonnes of black honey) were spilled at sea.
The pollution was monitored but no specific action was carried out.
Sources:
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2008, Statistical analysis for alerts and accidents database
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
External links
Ammonium Nitrate, Material Safety Data Sheets
Sodium Hydroxide, Material Safety Data Sheets
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved