Scaieni 
- Name
- Scaieni
- Accident date
- 07/12/1991
- Location
- Italy
- Accident area
- East of Sicily
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Weather conditions
- Product transported
- Ammonium nitrate
- Quantity transported
- 3,057 tonnes
- Nature of pollutant
- Ammonium nitrate
- Quantity spilled
- 3,057 tonnes
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1980
- Length
- 105.8 m
- Width
- 14.6 m
- Flag
- Romanian
On 7 December 1991, on its way from Constanza (Romania) to France, the Romanian cargo ship Scaieni was caught in a storm. It sank east of Sicily (Italy) with its cargo of 3 057 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. 1 crew member was killed and 10 went missing.
Sources :
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
- HOOKE Norman, 1997, Maritime casualties 1963-1996, second edition, LLP Limited, Londres
See also
Grandcamp, Date : 16/04/1947 Location: United States
Ocean Liberty, Date : 28/07/1947 Location: France
External links
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved