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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Owner | IS CONTAINER PTE LTD |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  Marshall Islands |
| Builder | Imabari Shipbuilding |
| Completed | 01/08/2006 |
| In service | since 2006 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | MOL C-class container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 293 m (961 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 1 MAN B&W 11K98MC diesel engine 62,920 kW (84,380 hp) |
| Propulsion | Single shaft; gearless fixed-pitch propeller |
| Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
| Capacity | 8,110 TEU |
| Crew | 26 |
MSC Prestige is a container ship (IMO 9321029) that collided with a large tanker MV Samco Europe, off the Red Sea traffic separation scheme of Bab-el-Mandeb on 7 December 2007. Both vessels suffered severe damage at their bows and had to undergo major repairs.
An official report was compiled.[3]
The vessel was subsequently renamed back to MOL Prestige.
Type of ship : Cellular Container IMO Number: 9321029 Flag: Panama MMSI Number: 351861000 Length: 292.0m Beam: 40.0m Callsign: 3EGH8
