Cargo ship Balu sank near Spain Event
Timestamp
- time of event
- 2001-03-20
Definitions
de
Der unter maltesischer Flagge fahrende 24 Jahre alte Frachter Balu sinkt mit 8.000 Tonnen Schwefelsäure an Bord vor der spanischen Nordküste.
en
A freighter carrying sulfuric acid sank in the Bay of Biscay off the northern coast of Spain on March 20, 2002. The Balu, a 24-year-old Maltese-registered ship, sank en route from Frederiksen, Denmark to the south of Spain. The ship was carrying about 8,000 tons of sulfuric acid when it sank about 136 miles north of the Spanish coast.
