Environmental Sciences, asked by bhavyachoudhary, 10 months ago

in august 2010, an oil spill occurred near mumbai. what was the reason ? what damage did it caused?

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Answered by MunirAli
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Answer:

The Collision of two cargo ships Caused the Mumbai Oil Spill on August 7 2010

Answered by hotelcalifornia
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The main reason is two cargo ships collided off the Mumbai coast. It damage many aquatic life.

Explanation:

  • An oil spill occurred near Mumbai on '7th August 2010' when MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalija 3 collided on the coast.
  • The former left Nava Sheva port and in a mishap collided with Khalija 3 due to which around 400 cargo containers from MSC Chitra got thrown into the Arabian sea.
  • The main damage is the massive amount of oil spilled in the water caused a big threat to the aquatic life and fishing was restricted during the time until the situation got cleared which caused the financial problem to the 'fishing industry'.

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