Samho Brother
2005
West Pacific Ocean
Rest of the world
Bulk
HNS Spilt
BenzeneLiquid
C6H6
Amount Spilt (T)3100
CAS Number71-43-2
-
E
Physical Behaviour (SEBC code)
-
Y
Pollution Category (MARPOL Annex 2)
-
3
Class according to IMDG code
-
-
Subsidiary Risk Class according to IMDG code
-
Classification as Marine Pollutant
-
iv
HNS Classification (2010 HNS Convention)
Fate and weathering facts observed/reported
Ship capsized and sunk 70m deep. Benzene is highly toxic to flora and fauna. There was no evidence of benzene leak at the surface. Two years later, Air Force bombers made two attempts to explode the shipwreck. No benzene was detected later, neither in the air, or in the water or in the shore.