LT Cortesia
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LT Cortesia |
| Owner: | Conti Reederei |
| Operator: | Evergreen Marine |
| Port of registry: | Marshall Islands[1] |
| Builder: | Samsung Heavy Industries |
| Completed: | Between May 2005 and May 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Post-Panamax-class container ship |
| Tonnage: | 90,465 |
| Capacity: | 8100 TEU |
The LT Cortesia is a 90,465-tonne container ship owned by German-based Conti Reederei, managed by NSB Niederelbe, and operated as part of the Evergreen Line fleet.[2][3]
She is the lead ship of a class of eight Post-Panamax ships with a capacity of 8100 TEU, built between May 2005 and May 2006 by Samsung Heavy Industries,[4] the vessel was built to replace the 5,600-TEU U-type vessels then deployed.[5]
The LT Cortesia, like all ships in the class, are on a long-term charter to the Evergreen Line fleet from Conti-NSB/Germany.[3]
History
On 2 January 2008 at 0500 GMT the container ship LT Cortesia ran aground in the Dover Strait. The ship was on route to the Suez Canal when it ran aground on Varne Bank, nine miles south west of Dover.[6][7] Later in the day, when the tide rose, she was refloated and towed to The Downs for inspection.[2][8] After an inspection on 3 January she was declared seaworthy and resumed her journey.[9]
References
- ↑ Lloyd Tristino LT Cortesia from freightervoyages.eu
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Boxship refloats". Maritime Global Net. 3 January 2008. http://www.mgn.com/news/dailystorydetails.cfm?storyid=8411. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sailing schedules". Evergreen International. http://www.shipmentlink.com/tvs2/jsp/TVS2_VesselSchedule.jsp. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ↑ "Ever Champion/Ever Charming/Ever Chivalry/Ever Conquest/Hatsu Courage/Hatsu Crystal/ Ital Contessa/LT Cortesia" (in CH). Frachtschiff Reisen (Globotrek and Background Tours AG). http://www.frachtschiffreisen.ch/Schiffe/01/8100_TEU.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ↑ "Largest Ever Vessel at Thamesport". press release. London Thamesport. 14th June 2005. http://www.londonthamesport.co.uk/pressreleases/frmPress.aspx?pid=146. Retrieved 2009-09-27. "The 334-metre-long 'LT Cortesia' is one of eight ‘C’ type vessels being introduced on this service in the coming months to replace the 5,600-TEU ‘U’ type vessels currently deployed."
- ↑ "Ship runs aground in Dover Strait". BBC News. 2 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7167666.stm.
- ↑ "Container Vessel Aground in Dover Strait". Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK). 2 January 2008. http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-press-releases?id=39DA3DEED38895BE. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ↑ "Container Vessel Refloated in Dover Strait". Maritime and Coastguard Agency. 2 January 2008. http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-newsroom/mcga-press-releases.htm?id=DE091D4F39281FF3. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ↑ "Stranded ship declared seaworthy". BBC. 3 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7170651.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
External links
- LT Cortesia, a Creative Commons-licenced photo from September 2009 by the BBC World Service
