Infiniti
07/31/1995
Caribbean Sea
During summer 1995, the cargo ship Infiniti grounded on a coral reef near Curacao Island in the Caribbean Sea. 400 tonnes of rice were spilled and rotted slowly on corals living close to the accident area.
Source:
- MAMACA Emina, GIRIN Michel, LE FLOCH Stéphane and EL ZIR Rawad, 2009, Review of chemical spills at sea and lessons learnt, Interspill conference 2009
Pour en savoir plus
Fénès, Date : 25/09/1996, Location : France
Rofayda, Date : 28/07/1999, Location : Cyprus
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved
Spill areaCoastal zone
Pollutant typerice
Quantity spilled400 tonnes