CMA CGM Verdi 
- Name
- CMA CGM Verdi
- Accident date
- 18/02/2006
- Location
- Spain
- Accident area
- Near Cape Finisterre
- Spill area
- Inshore
- Cause of spill
- Weather conditions
- Quantity spilled
- 85 containers
- Ship / structure type
- Container ship
- Built date
- 2004
- Shipyard
- Samsung Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
- Length
- 277.3 m
- Width
- 40 m
- Draught
- 14.5 m
- Flag
- Bahamian
- Owner
- CMA CGM, Marseille, France
- Charterer
- CMA CGM, Marseille, France
On 18 February 2006, the Bahamian container ship CMA CGM Verdi was caught in a storm near Cape Finisterre (Spain), causing the loss of 85 containers and damage to 55 others. When the vessel arrived in Southampton (England), its cargo was unstable.
This accident is similar to two other incidents involving container ships, the CMA CGM Otello and the P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan, which occurred around the same time.
Sources :
- Projet Lostcont, 2008, Réponse au problème des conteneurs perdus par les navires de passage dans le Golfe de Gascogne et ses approches
- Bureau Veritas 2006, pertes de conteneurs en mer
- Mer et Marine
- CMA CGM
See also
CMA CGM Normandie Date : 27/03/2001, Location : Singapore
Ever Decent Date : 28/08/1999, Location : Great Britain
MSC Carla Date : 24/11/1997, Location : Portugal
MSC Napoli Date : 18/01/2007, Location : Western Channel
Sherbro Date : 08/12/1993, Location : France