International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" - Oill Spill off the English Coast

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Oil Spill in Lyme Bay

Type of Event:	Oil Spill
Location of Event:	England
Date of Charter Activation:	22/01/2007
Charter Requestor:	British Coastguard
Project Management:	KSAT

Description of Event

Heavily damaged following cyclone Kyrill, the container ship MSC Napoli was towed and deliberately run aground in Lyme Bay. It was carrying some 1700 tonnes of insecticides and chemicals in 2394 containers of which about 200 were lost at sea. It also leaked its fuel, which spread out over the English Channel and about 8 km of the English coast.

Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter

MSC Napoli ERS2 Source: ERS-2 SAR Acquired: 26/01/2007 Credit: Copyright ESA 2007 Image processing, map created 27/01/2007 by KSAT. Higher resolution version	MSC Napoli RADARSAT-1 Source: RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR narrow band Acquired: 26/01/2007 Credit: Copyright CSA 2007 Image processing, map created 27/01/2007 by KSAT. Higher resolution version
MSC Napoli RADARSAT-1 Source: RADARSAT-1 extended low mode Acquired: 26/01/2007 Credit: Copyright CSA 2007 Image processing, map created 27/01/2007 by KSAT. Higher resolution version	MSC Napoli Envisat Wide-Swath Source: Envisat wide swath mode Acquired: 23/01/2007 Credit: Copyright ESA 2007 Image processing, map created 24/01/2007 by KSAT. Higher resolution version
MSC Napoli map of temporary danger area Source: BBC News Acquired: -- BBC News website Image processing, map created 22/01/2007 by BBC News . Higher resolution version	MSC Napoli Slick Source: BBC News Acquired: 21/01/2007 BBC News website Image processing, map created 21/01/2007 by BBC News . Higher resolution version