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{{Infobox oil spill<br />
| spill_name = Mumbai oil spill<br />
| spill_date = 7 August 2010<br />
| location = [[Mumbai Harbour]], [[Karanja Reefs]], [[Arabian Sea]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|18.9051|72.8760|region:IN-MH_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}<br />
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| cause = Ship collision involving MV ''MSC Chitra'' and MV ''Khalijia-III''<br />
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| casualties = None<br />
| volume = {{convert|2900|oilbbl}} (400 tonnes)<ref name="NDTV">{{Cite news|author=NDTV correspondent| title=Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/oil-spill-scare-on-maharashtra-shore-43039| newspaper=NDTV |date=9 August 2010| accessdate=12 August 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100911082217/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/oil-spill-scare-on-maharashtra-shore-43039| archivedate= 11 September 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> – {{convert|5900|oilbbl}} (800 tonnes)<ref>{{cite news |title=Oil spill damage to soil irreversible: Report |author=Sukhada Tatke |date=15 January 2011 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-15/mumbai/28360295_1_collision-of-panamanian-vessels-oil-spill-mv-khalijia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123526/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-15/mumbai/28360295_1_collision-of-panamanian-vessels-oil-spill-mv-khalijia |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref><br />
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The '''2010 Mumbai oil spill''' occurred after the Panama-flagged [[Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.|MV ''MSC Chitra'']] (IMO: 7814838) and {{ship|MV|Khalijia 3}} (IMO: 8128690)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ships collide near Mumbai |author=J Dey |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/aug/080810-mv-khalijia-ship-collision.htm |newspaper=Mid-Day |publisher=MiD DAY Infomedia Ltd. |date=8 August 2010 |accessdate=12 August 2010 <!--DASHBot--> |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821062021/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/aug/080810-mv-khalijia-ship-collision.htm |archivedate=21 August 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Khalijia-3-8128690.html |title=Khalijia 3 - VesselTracker |accessdate=12 August 2010 }}</ref> collided off the coast of India near [[Mumbai]] on Saturday, 7 August 2010 at around 9:50{{nbsp}}am local time.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/national/oil-spill-continues-3rd-day-225 | title=Efforts on to check oil spill, Chavan undertakes aerial survey | work=Deccan Chronicle| date=9 August 2010 | accessdate=9 August 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100811233916/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/national/oil-spill-continues-3rd-day-225| archivedate= 11 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=PTI|first=Mumbai|title=Mumbai oil spill continues, 300 containers tumbled into water so far|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/mumbai/28319409_1_oil-spill-msc-chitra-cargo-ships|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095808/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/mumbai/28319409_1_oil-spill-msc-chitra-cargo-ships|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|accessdate=10 August 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 August 2010}}</ref> ''MSC Chitra'', which was outbound from South Mumbai's Nava Sheva port, collided with the inbound ''Khalijia-III'', which caused about 200 cargo containers from ''MSC Chitra'' to be thrown into the [[Arabian Sea]]. ''Khalijia-III'' was apparently involved with another mishap on 18 July 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Naik|first=Yogesh|title=Major oil spill fears as ships collide off Mumbai coast|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-08/mumbai/28286525_1_mumbai-coast-mumbai-port-trust-crew-members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-08/mumbai/28286525_1_mumbai-coast-mumbai-port-trust-crew-members|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|accessdate=10 August 2010|date=8 August 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|author2=Sharad Vyas}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of oil spills]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Disasters in India in 2010}}<br />
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