Tasman Spirit oil spill
The Tasman Spirit spill eventually affected 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of the main public beach of the city, and the Port of Karachi, which were heavily or moderately oiled.The ship's forward part was firmly aground and stuck in mud and silt and the middle section rested on a rock.By August 14, the ship had split into two, releasing some 27,000 tons of its light crude oil cargo into the Arabian Sea.[3] During this time, efforts were made to salvage the remaining crude oil on board and a number of smaller tankers including M. T. Endeavor II, SB-408, M.V.Fair Jolly, M. T. Sea Angel and M. T. Umka were used to salvage over half of the stricken ship's crude oil.