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On april 11, 1991, the tanker haven caught fire while anchored 7 miles off of genoa, italy
T/v Haven; Genoa, Italy · Genoa, Italy · NOAAORR-6801
- issued
- 1991-04-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1991-04-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1991-04-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Ligurian Sea
- position
- 44.333, 9.000
- vessels
- TANKER HAVEN CAUGHTTANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION · 12 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V Haven; Genoa, Italy. Genoa, Italy. 1. On April 11, 1991, the tanker Haven caught fire while anchored 7 miles off of Genoa, Italy. The Haven suffered a series of explosions and broke into three parts. A portion of the deck sank, and the rest of the vessel began to drift to the southwest. The bow section sank in water 7 miles off Arenzano. The rest of the vessel was towed to shallower waters 1.5 miles off Arenzano where it sank on April 14. Keyword: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), volunteers, remotely operated vehicle (ROV), sub-surface oil, boom, containment boom, skimmers, suction operations, vacuum trucks, manual removal, preventative booming, fire, explosion, sinking.. 2. COMMODITY: IRANIAN HEAVY CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 44.333N 009.000E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6801: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6801
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