Kaptan Manolis I
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On 10 January 1996, the Cypriot cargo vessel Kaptan Manolis I suffered a leak while sailing off Cap Bon (Tunisia). The ship sank with its cargo of 5,000 tonnes of phosphates and 104 tonnes of bunker oil. The crew was rescued.
Sources:
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
- HOOKE, Norman, 1997, Maritime Casualties 1963-1996, second edition, LLP Limited, London
Name: Kaptan Manolis I
Date: 10 January 1996
Location: Tunisia
Accident area: off Cap Bon
Cause of spill: damage to ship
Product transported: phosphates
Quantity transported: 5,000 tonnes
Type of pollutants: phosphates + bunker oil
Quantities spilled: 5,000 tonnes of phosphates + 104 tonnes of bunker oil
Ship type: general cargo vessel
Date built: 1976
Flag: Cypriot
Last update: February 2010
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