Nordfrakt 
- Name
- Nordfrakt
- Accident date
- 25/10/1992
- Location
- Netherlands
- Accident area
- 50 km off Noordwijk
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Structural damage
- Quantity transported
- 2, 352 tonnes
- Nature of pollutant
- lead concentrate
- Quantity spilled
- 2, 352 tonnes
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1973
- Shipyard
- J.J. Sietas GmbH & Co., K.G. Schiffsw., Hambourg, Allemagne
- Length
- 76.03 m
- Width
- 11.82 m
- Flag
- Norwegian
On 25 October 1992, the Norwegian cargo vessel Nordfrakt which was on voyage from Szczecin (Poland) to Antwerp (Belgium) encountered bad weather in the North Sea. Due to heavy seas, a displacement of the cargo occurred and the ship sank 50 km off Noordwijk (Netherlands) with 2,352 tonnes of lead concentrate.
The 6 crew members were rescued from two liferafts by helicopter.
Salvage operations to pump out the cargo from the wreck began in January 1993 and in March of that year, salvors started to cut up the wreck and remove it in pieces.
Sources :
- Bonn Agreement, 1999, Chemical spills at sea: case studies, BONN 99/3/6-E
- HOOKE, Norman, 1997, Maritime Casualties 1963-1996, second edition, LLP Limited, Londres
External links
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved