MSC Prestige

History
Name	MOL Prestige (until 2006; since 23/05/2008); MSC Prestige (2006–2008);
Owner	IS CONTAINER PTE LTD
Operator	Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) (until 2006; since 23/05/2008); Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) (2006–2008);
Port of registry	Marshall Islands
Builder	Imabari Shipbuilding
Completed	01/08/2006
In service	since 2006
Identification	Call signs: 9V3122; V7A5227; IMO number: 9321029; MMSI number: 565558000;
General characteristics
Class and type	MOL C-class container ship
Tonnage	71,902 GT; 48,825 NT; 72,968 DWT;
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 , 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

References[]

^ "PRESTIGE, Container Ship - Schiffsdaten und aktuelle Position - IMO 9321029 - VesselFinder".
^ "Marine MAN Ltd ® – MOL PRESTIGE (Container Ship) - IMO 9321029".
^ "Report of safety investigation" (PDF). bea-mer.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

External links[]

[1] "PRESTIGE, Container Ship - Schiffsdaten und aktuelle Position - IMO 9321029 - VesselFinder".

[2] "Marine MAN Ltd ® – MOL PRESTIGE (Container Ship) - IMO 9321029".

[3] "Report of safety investigation" (PDF). bea-mer.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

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v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2007
Shipwrecks	10 Jan: Pere Charles 20 Jan: MSC Napoli 20 Feb: Jade Alaska 25 Feb: Levina 1 6 Apr: Sea Diamond 12 Apr: Bourbon Dolphin 18 Apr: Juliett 484 14 May: HMCS Huron May (unknown date): USS Sailfish 10 Jul: Wahai Star 7 Aug: USS Knox 12 Aug: New Flame 14 Aug: P29 30 Aug: Shelly 10 Oct: Acita 03 3 Nov: HMNZS Canterbury 23 Nov: Explorer 7 Dec: MSC Prestige/ 19 Dec: Flying Phantom
Other incidents	30 Jan: Nordkapp 3 Feb: Sea Express 1 21 May: Cutty Sark 8 Jun: Pasha Bulker 30 Aug: Salamis Glory
2006 2008

v t Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Fleet	MOL Bravo-class MOL Creation-class MOL Comfort MOL Globe-class MOL Maestro-class MOL Triumph-class MOL Triumph MSC Prestige LPGC Ayame Car carriers: Cougar Ace Felicity Ace Heroic Ace
Related	Mitsui MV Wakashio oil spill Ocean Network Express

History

Name	MOL Prestige (until 2006; since 23/05/2008) MSC Prestige (2006–2008)^[1]^[2]
Owner	IS CONTAINER PTE LTD
Operator	Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) (until 2006; since 23/05/2008) Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) (2006–2008)
Port of registry	Marshall Islands
Builder	Imabari Shipbuilding
Completed	01/08/2006
In service	since 2006
Identification	Call signs: 9V3122; V7A5227 IMO number: 9321029 MMSI number: 565558000
General characteristics
Class and type	MOL C-class container ship
Tonnage	71,902 GT 48,825 NT 72,968 DWT
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