CMA CGM Verdi

02/18/2006
Spain

The incident

On 18 February 2006, the Bahamian container ship CMA CGM Verdi was caught in a storm near Cape Finisterre (Spain), causing the loss of 85 containers and damage to 55 others. When the vessel arrived in Southampton (England), its cargo was unstable.

This accident is similar to two other incidents involving container ships, the CMA CGM Otelloand the P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan, which occurred around the same time.

Sources :

- Projet Lostcont, 2008, Réponse au problème des conteneurs perdus par les navires de passage dans le Golfe de Gascogne et ses approches
- Bureau Veritas 2006, pertes de conteneurs en mer
- CMA CGM

To find out more 

CMA CGM Normandie Date : 27/03/2001, Location : Singapore

Ever Decent Date : 28/08/1999, Location : Great Britain

MSC Carla Date : 24/11/1997, Location : Portugal

MSC Napoli Date : 18/01/2007, Location : Western Channel

Sherbro Date : 08/12/1993, Location : France

Shipwreck zone Near Cape Finisterre
Spill areaCoastal zone
Accident causeWeather conditions
Quantity spilled85 containers
Vessel typeContainer ship
Construction year2004
Length277.3 m
Width40 m
FlagBahamian
OwnerCMA CGM, Marseille, France

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