Oliva
03/16/2011
United Kingdom
The incident
On 16 March 2011, at 4:30 am, the Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island, halfway between Argentina and South Africa, in the Southern Atlantic. The bulk carrier, en route for Singapore with a cargo of soya beans, found itself stuck on the rugged northern coast of the island.
Spill areaCoastal zone
Quantity transported60,000 tonnes
Pollutant typeheavy fuel oil (bunker fuel), soya beans
Quantity spilled1,500 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, 60,000 tonnes of soya beans
Construction year2009
Length225 m
Width32 m
FlagMalta
OwnerDryships Inc. (Greece)