Zainab
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Zainab
was a chemical and oil tanker that sunk in the Persian
Gulf in 2001. Under a journey from Iraq to Asia loaded
with illegal Iraqi oil, she went down 14.April 2001 after
a fire in the engine room. The circumstances of the
smuggling and the sinking itself is a bit of a mystery,
but its believed she carried around 1300 to 3000
tons of oil in hidden concealed compartments. This
immediately caused concerns the cargo might cause an
environmental accident. After her sinking she started
leaking, but divers managed to stop the leak. However, a
large amount of oil had already leaked and hit the beach
at Jumeirah 17.April. Cleanup operations continued for a
couple of weeks. The wreck rest today on her port side
outside Jebel Ali, some 19 nautical miles north of Dubai
on a depth of approx 15 to 30 meter.
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| GPS 25 14,558 N 54 51,324 E ( Source: Badfish Divers ) Last updated: January 2021 |
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