Katina P

Coordinates: 25°35′S 32°59′E / 25.583°S 32.983°E / -25.583; 32.983
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Katina P was a Greek oil tanker carrying 72,000 tonnes of oil which sank off the Mozambique coast on 26 April 1992.

Sinking

On 17 April 1992, the master of the Greek-owned, Maltese-flagged vessel Katina P deliberately ran the ship aground 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Maputo in Mozambique and then abandoned ship. The tanker, which had been under way from Venezuela to the Persian Gulf, had lost a hull plate during a storm. Two of the vessel's tanks had ruptured and spilled some 13,000 tonnes of #6 heavy fuel oil in the Mozambique Channel. A further 3,000 tonnes leaked from the ship while it was aground.[1]

The South African tugboat

Incomati and Matola rivers, mangrove swamps of Montanhana and Catembe, beaches of Catembe, Polana, Costa do Sol and Bairro dos Pescadores, Xefinas Island, and many more with disastrous environmental and socio-economic effects.[4]

Compensation of $10.7 million was claimed, but finally only $4.5 million was paid to the Mozambique government. Mozambique's lack of expertise in maritime claims and its not being a member of the

Fujirah in the United Arab Emirates.[5]

Some 5,000 tankers per year were being routed through the Mozambique Channel in 1999. Of these, 1,200 were

Very Large Crude Carriers, each carrying at least 200,000 tonnes. Along this vulnerable stretch of coastline there is no contingency plan for marine pollution, nor is there legislation covering compensation for spill damage.[6]

Other uses

The name Katina P was also used for a Greek cargo steamer of 1,216 tons built in 1900 by

German invasion of Greece, she was bombed and sunk by German aircraft at Astakos, Greece.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oil disaster as tanker runs aground and sinks in Mozambique Channel" (PDF). Baobab News. 1 (7). South Dearborn, Chicago: Mozambique Solidarity Office. May 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Location of major oil spills". ThinkQuest. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Katina P". Incident News (NOAA). Archived from the original on 8 November 2008.
  4. ^ Aswathanarayana, U. (2009). "Biogeochemical and Socio-economic Consequences of Katina-P Oil Spill Disaster in Maputo Bay, and its Lessons". National Environment Commission. Retrieved 11 September 2001.
  5. ^ "Compensation for Katina-P oil spill". Mozambique News Agency. 1997. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  6. ISBN 978-0-865-43749-4
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  7. ^ "Katina P. Cargo Ship 1900–1941". wrecksite.eu. 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

25°35′S 32°59′E / 25.583°S 32.983°E / -25.583; 32.983

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