MV Tasman Spirit

The Tasman Spirit is a Greek registered oil tanker. The tanker was launched in February 1979 and was formerly called the Mabini and Kenko.

On July 28, 2003 she ran aground near the city of Karachi. Over 12,000 tons of oil spilled into the Arabian Sea in what is considered by some to be the largest environmental disaster in Pakistan's history. According to the IUCN 16 kilometres of coastline has been polluted.

The ship's insurer offered 10 million rupees (about $180,000 US dollars in 2003) in compensation to the Karachi port authorities, and agreed to pay all cleaning expenses.

References

• "Pakistan tackles huge oil spill". BBC. August 15, 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3153071.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-29. 
• "Editorial: A tragic but avoidable disaster". Daily Times (Pakistan). August 16, 2003. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-8-2003_pg3_1. Retrieved 2007-10-29. 
• Tasman Spirit oil spill collection of articles at Coordination marée noire
• "Stricken tanker, Tasman Spirit, spills 33,000 tons of crude oil into the sea off the Karachi coast". World Wildlife Fund. July 28, 2003. http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/crisis/tasmin/index.cfm. Retrieved 2007-10-29. 
• http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en35669&F_catID=&f_type=source