MV Prestige
| History | |
|---|---|
| Bahamas | |
| Name: | Prestige |
| Owner: | Mare Shipping Inc. |
| Port of registry: |
Nassau, Bahamas,  Bahamas
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| Route: | Riga - Gibraltar - Singapore |
| Builder: | Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. |
| Completed: | 1976 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Sunk, 19 November 2002 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Aframax single-hulled oil tanker |
| Tonnage: | 42,820 tonnes (42,140 long tons; 47,200 short tons) |
| Length: | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Beam: | 34.4 m (113 ft) |
| Draft: | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Depth: | 18.7 m (61 ft) |
| Speed: | 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) |
| Crew: | 27 |
MV Prestige was a Liberian-owned oil tanker, 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.
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 gross tonnage (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.
Coordinates: 42°53′N 9°53′W / 42.883°N 9.883°W
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