Anis Rose
- Name
- Anis Rose
- Accident date
- 30/01/1996
- Location
- Italy
- Accident area
- off north-east of Sardinia
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Structural damage
- Quantity transported
- 2, 703 tonnes
- Nature of pollutant
- chromium ore
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1969
- Shipyard
- Nieuwe Noord Nederlandse Scheepswerven N.V., Groningen, Pays-Bas
- Length
- 90.76 m
- Width
- 13.34 m
- Draught
- 5.19 m
- Flag
- Syrian
On 30 January 1996, the Syrian vessel Anis Rose was travelling from Durres (Albania) to Sète (France) with a cargo of 2,703 tonnes of chromium ore. In adverse weather conditions, the cargo shifted transversally, causing the ship to capsize and sink north-east off Sardinia (Italy). The wreck lies 2,000 metres deep. As the cargo did not constitute a pollution hazard, no response operations were conducted.
During salvage operations, 8 crew members were saved but 2 died and 1 went missing.
Sources:
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2008, Statistical analysis for alerts and accidents database
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
- WellandCanal.ca
- "Maritime casualties, 1963-1996. 2nd edition" Norman HOOKE, 1997
External links
Chromium, Material Safety Data Sheets
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved