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23 March 2005 oil spill off Goa, India Oil has been spilled from an anchored vessel MV Maritime Wisdom on 23 March 2005 at around 1:30 am, Lat 15° 24'N; Long 73° 43'E. Initial position of the spill is shown in the figure below. A barge carrying iron ore collided with the vessel resulting in development of a 3x6" wide hole. The hole was plugged at about 04:00 am and until then about 110 tons of bunker oil has been spilled. Coast guard is in operation to monitor using aircraft. They are also working on control of spread of the spill by using booms and dispersants. What is a bunker oil? It is a heavyweight material that is difficult to pump and requires preheating for use. This fuel oil may be heavier than water, is not likely to dissolve, is difficult or impossible to disperse, and is likely to form tar balls, lumps, and emulsions. It has a low volatility and moderate flash point.... See URL above for details, and also http://www.nio.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
