MV Rena
MV Rena aground on the Astrolabe reef
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| Charterer: | Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) (2011) |
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| Builder: | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, Germany |
| Yard number: | 247 |
| Laid down: | 4 October 1989 |
| Completed: | 1 April 1990 |
| In service: | 1989–2011 |
| Out of service: | 5 October 2011 |
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| Fate: | Broke in two after grounding on Astrolabe Reef, New Zealand, on 5 October 2011 |
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| Type: | Container ship |
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| Length: | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Beam: | 32.2 m (106 ft) |
| Draught: | 12 m (39 ft) (max) |
| Depth: | 18.8 m (62 ft) |
| Installed power: | Cegielski-Sulzer 8RTA76 (21,996 kW) |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,351 TEU |
| Crew: | 20 |
MV Rena was a 3,351 TEU container ship owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. through one of its subsidiaries, Diana Shipping Co. The ship was built in 1990 as ZIM America for the Israeli shipping company Zim by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG in Kiel, Germany. She was renamed Andaman Sea in 2007 and had sailed under her current name and owner since 2010.
On 5 October 2011 the Rena ran aground near Tauranga, New Zealand, resulting in an oil spill. On 8 January 2012 the Rena broke in two after enduring heavy winds and seas overnight. By 10 January the stern section had sunk almost completely.
The Rena was a 236-metre (774 ft) Panamax container ship with a container capacity of 3,351 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in seven holds. Her breadth was 32.2 metres (106 ft), and fully laden she had a draught of 12 metres (39 ft). Her gross tonnage was 38,788, net tonnage 16,454 and deadweight tonnage 47,231 tonnes. The Rena was served by a crew of 20.
The ship was propelled by a single eight-cylinder Cegielski-Sulzer 8RTA76 two-stroke low-speed diesel engine directly coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller. The main engine, which had a maximum output of 21,996 kW (29,497 hp) at 98 rpm, burned 90 tons of heavy fuel oil per day while giving the ship a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). For maneuvering at ports the ship was also equipped with a bow thruster. Shipboard power was generated by two 1,240-kilowatt (1,660 hp) auxiliary generating sets.
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