Camadan 
- Name
- Camadan
- Accident date
- 12/03/2002
- Location
- Malta
- Accident area
- 14 nautical miles south west of Malta
- Spill area
- Inshore
- Cause of spill
- Structural damage
- Nature of pollutant
- phosphate fertilizer
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1982
- Length
- 93.7 m
- Flag
- Turkish
- Owner
- Coskun Deniz, Turquie
- Manager
- Fupet Petrol Urunleri Pazarlama Ticaret Ve Sanayi As, Turquie
On 11 March 2002, due to a storm the Turkish cargo vessel Camadan began to take water off the island of Malta. The following day, towing attempts were carried out without success. The crew was rescued by helicopter and the vessel sank with its cargo of phosphate fertilizer.
Sources:
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
- www.cargolaw.com
External links
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved