MT Haven
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | MT Haven | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | oil tanker | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Fire or explosion | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Cyprus | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Ligurian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Italy | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 8 km from land |
| Position | 44.3668, 8.7000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, was a VLCC (very large crude carrier), leased to Troodos Shipping (a company run by Loucas Haji-Ioannou and his son Stelios Haji-Ioannou). In 1991, while loaded with 144,000 tonnes (1 million barrels) of crude oil, the ship exploded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Genoa, Italy, killing six Cypriot crew and flooding the Mediterranean with up to 50,000 tonnes of crude oil. It broke in two and sank after burning for three days.
Location
- Recorded position: 44.3668, 8.7000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Ligurian Sea
- Nearest coast: Italy
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article MT Haven (revision 1373973344), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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