MSC Venezia
| 300px | |
| Career (Hong Kong) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Template:Country data HKG MSC Venezia (2008) Template:Country data HKG Hanjin Venezia (2008) Template:Country data DEU M/V COSCO Busan (2006) Template:Country data DEU Hanjin Cairo (2001) |
| Builder: |
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 1381 |
| Completed: | December 2001 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9231743 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 65,131 tons |
| Displacement: | 68,045 tons |
| Length: | 274.68 metres (901.2 ft) |
| Beam: | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Draft: | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Speed: | 25.9 knots (48.0 km/h; 29.8 mph) |
| Notes: | [1] |
MSC Venezia, formerly M/V COSCO Busan, is a 275 m (902 ft) container ship made infamous by its 7 November 2007 collision with the protective fender of the Delta Tower of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog.[2] The 08:30:00 UTC-8 collision sliced open two fuel tanks and led to the environmentally devastating COSCO Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay.[3] The ship was renamed the Hanjin Venezia after the accident,[4] and was not owned operated or in any way controlled by COSCO Group or any of its subsidiary companies.[5]
The vessel was built in 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ulsan, South Korea. In December 2001, the vessel was placed under long-term charter to Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea and named the Hanjin Cairo. The vessel called on various ports of Europe, Asia, and along the West Coast of the United States, specifically the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland, California.[6]
In November 2006, owners renamed the Hanjin Cairo the COSCO Busan. After a 3-year absence from U.S. ports, the COSCO Busan called upon the Port of Long Beach on December 29, 2006. On October 24, 2007, the vessel was sold to Regal Stone Ltd. of Hong Kong and was reflagged to the national flag of Hong Kong. The COSCO Busan's new owners contracted with Fleet Management to supply an all-Chinese crew and to manage the technical operation of the ship on the owner’s behalf.[6]
Throughout the changes in flag, ownership, and managing operator, the vessel has remained under charter to Hanjin Shipping Company.[6]
- COSCO Busan damage 2007.jpg
- HanjinCoscoBusanAndSSOceanicAtPier70InSanFrancisco.jpg
References
- ↑ MSC Venezia (IMO #9231743) at the Shipping Database
- ↑ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_9231743
- ↑ John Upton (27 May 2009). "Prisoners of the COSCO Busan". The East Bay Express. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/prisoners_of_the__i_cosco_busan__i_/Content?oid=986934. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ↑ John Upton (24 July 2008). "Shipowners Charged With Lying". The San Francisco Examiner. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/shipowners_charged_with_lying2008-07-24T10_00_00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ↑ COSCO Group (9 November 2007). "M/V COSCO BUSAN". Press release. http://www.cosco.com/en/news/detail.jsp?docId=9915. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rosenker, Mark V.; Sumwalt, Robert L.; Higgins, Kathryn O'Leary; Hersman, Deborah A. P. (18 February 2009) (.PDF). Marine Accident Report: Allision of Hong Kong-Registered Containership M/V Cosco Busan with the Delta Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, November 7, 2007. NTSB/MAR-09/01. National Transportation Safety Board. http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2009/MAR0901.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
Further reading
- The COSCO Busan collision course towards the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
- Cosco Busan Natural Resource Damage Assessment
External links
- MSC Venezia (IMO 9231743) image gallery at Shipspotting.com
