Ocean Spirit 
- Name
- Ocean Spirit
- Accident date
- 15/04/1988
- Location
- Malta
- Accident area
- 23 nautical miles off Gozo Island
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Product transported
- lead concentrate
- Quantity transported
- 2, 850 tonnes
- Nature of pollutant
- lead concentrate
- Quantity spilled
- 2, 850 tonnes
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1976
- Flag
- Cypriot
On 15 April 1988, the Cyrpiot cargo ship Ocean Spirit sank 23 nautical miles off Gozo Island (Malta) with its cargo of 2,850 tonnes of lead concentrate.
Source:
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
External links
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved