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The 'handysize' bulk carrier Polesie belongs to the Polish shipping company Polsteam, based in Szczecin. [3] It was built in China in 2009 for Polsteam, measuring 24,055 GT, with an overall length of 189.99 m (623.3 ft) and capacity of 38,056 DWT; Polesie is registered in the Bahamas, carries IMO number 9488097 and has 22 crew. [6] [7] [8]
Caught fire close to Mallorca; no casualties. [20] 15 June 2019 MV Diamond Highway: Caught fire in the South China Sea, with all 25 crew members abandoning ship and rescued by a bulk carrier. [21] [22] 9 September 2019: MV Golden Ray: Capsized in St. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations. [23] [24] 4 June 2020
The bulk carrier caught fire at A Coruña, Spain. The fire was extinguished. [ 82 ] The ship returned to service and was travelling between ports in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia in August and September 2023.
Stellar Banner was a Marshallese very large ore carrier (VLOC) managed by the South Korean company Polaris Shipping. Constructed in 2016, [1] she suffered significant damage in a grounding incident in 2020 and was scuttled. [1] At the time, she was the largest ship ever scuttled. [2]
The 124-metre (407 ft) bulk carrier ran aground near Doring Bay, off Brand se Baai, South Africa 385 kilometres (239 mi) north of Cape Town, after being abandoned the previous day when she listed. Her crew was rescued by the fishing vessel Malachite ( South Africa). Ultra Galaxie broke into four pieces in rough weather over 27–28 July.
The Rajput-class destroyer caught fire at Visakhapatnam Naval Base. Four of her crew were injured. [147] Zim Kingston Malta: The container ship caught fire off Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Most of her crew were evacuated by the Canadian Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Busan, South Korea to Vancouver. [148]
The 22-foot (6.7 m) fishing boat capsized, and possibly sank after its anchor chain caught in its propeller [103] 400 yards (370 m) from the shore of Hungry Bay Nature Reserve, Bermuda. [104] The single man aboard clung to the overturned hull, and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Thilaakkam India
Its large size (largest in the world of its type at the time of construction) created design challenges. [2]In order to create an economically feasible vessel of this size, the vessel must be designed with a high deadweight tonnage and a relatively high sailing speed to allow large quantities of rock, with densities ranging from 1.4–1.8 metric tons (1.4–1.8 long tons; 1.5–2.0 short tons ...