T/V Haven; Genoa, Italy

Genoa, Italy | 1991-Apr-11

Initial Notification: 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..