Abstract
ABSTRACT On April 11, 1991, the Cypriot tanker Haven, while at anchor off Genoa with some 144,00 tons of Iranian heavy crude oil on board, sustained a series of explosions and caught fire. Due to timely and effective intervention, it was possible to avoid the worst consequences of the accident. In fact, while the huge fire was allowed to consume a large quantity of oil, thus reducing the spill into the sea, the wreck was towed into shallower waters, where it eventually sank, permitting easier oil confinement and recovery operations. However, a very sensitive area of the Ligurian Sea has suffered important environmental damage, the assessment of which is still in progress. The procedure for environmental damage assessment and compensation is still a matter of discussions and is affected by several uncertainties. This presentation is intended to outline the methodology that has been applied in the case of the Haven accident, as a basis for further discussions at the international level.
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