MV Prestige

MV Prestige was an oil tanker owned by a Greek company based in Athens and operating under a Bahamian flag, that on 19 November 2002 sank off the coast of Galicia, Spain. The sinking caused a major environmental disaster, polluting thousands of miles of coastline with 50,000 tonnes of oil.[4]

This article is about the oil tanker. For the spill, see Prestige oil spill.

The MV Prestige under emergency tow shortly before it sunk in November 2002
History
Name: Prestige
Owner:
  • Mare Shipping Inc.(1994-2002)[1]
  • Lancer Corporation (1988-1994)[2]
  • Monarch Tankers (1976-1988)[2]
Port of registry:
Route: Riga - Gibraltar - Singapore
Builder: Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.[1]
Completed: 1976
Renamed:
  • Gladys (1976-1988)[2]
  • Prestige (1988-2002)[2]
Identification:
Fate: Broken up and sunk 19 November 2002
General characteristics
Class and type: Aframax Single-Hull
Type:
Tonnage: 81,589 DWT[1] 42,820 GT[1]
Length: 243 m (797 ft)[1]
Beam: 34.4 m (113 ft)[1]
Draft: 14 m (46 ft)[1]
Depth: 18.7 m (61 ft)[1]
Installed power:
  • 1 X 900 KW Alternator[2]
  • 2 X 480 KW Alternators[2]
Propulsion: Burmeister and Wain Type 8K84EF, 8 cylinder diesel, 14,711 KW [2]
Speed: 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)[1]
Crew: 27
Notes: Use of Maltese Cross by ABS

Design and construction

Prestige was a single-hulled oil tanker with a length overall of 243 metres (797 ft), a beam of 34.4 metres (113 ft), a hull depth of 18.7 metres (61 ft), and a draft of 14 metres (46 ft). It had a 42,820 GT and a total cargo capacity of 81,589 tonnes deadweight (DWT). Vessels of this size are classified as Aframax-class tankers.

The ship was built by Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. At the time of its sinking, it was owned by Mare Shipping, and registered in the Bahamas.

See also

References
  1. Ship Structure Committee. Case Study XII: Prestige (PDF) (Report). Ship Structure Committee. pp. 1–8.
  2. Bahamas Maritime Authority (2004). Report of the investigation into the loss of the Bahamian registered tanker “Prestige” off the northwest coast of Spain on 19th November 2002 (PDF) (Report). Bahamas Maritime Authority. pp. 88, 89. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. American Bureau of Shipping (2020). ABS Notations and Symbols (PDF) (Report). American Bureau of Shipping. pp. 3, 5. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. "Spain Prestige oil spill disaster case in court". BBC News. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

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