The 2010 Mumbai oil spill occurred after the Panama-flagged MV MSC Chitra (IMO: 7814838) and MV Khalijia 3 (IMO: 8128690)[3][4] collided off the coast of India near Mumbai on Saturday, 7 August 2010 at around 9:50 am local time.[5][6] MSC Chitra, which was outbound from South Mumbai's Nava Sheva port, collided with the inbound Khalijia-III, which caused about 200 cargo containers from MSC Chitra to be thrown into the Arabian Sea. Khalijia-III was apparently involved with another mishap on 18 July 2010.[7]
| Mumbai oil spill | |
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| Location | Mumbai Harbour, Karanja Reefs, Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°54′18″N 72°52′34″E / 18.9051°N 72.8760°E |
| Date | 7 August 2010 |
| Cause | |
| Cause | Ship collision involving MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia-III |
| Casualties | None |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | 2,900 barrels (460 m3) (400 tonnes)[1] – 5,900 barrels (940 m3) (800 tonnes)[2] |
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