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Hanjin Venezia

Scrapped container ship notable for causing a San Francisco Bay oil spill in 2007


Summary

Scrapped container ship notable for causing a San Francisco Bay oil spill in 2007

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display_titleital
section1{{Infobox ship/image
imageCosco Busan 2007-12-20.jpg
image_captionThe then-named Cosco Busan, pictured in December 2007, with repairs of the damaged hull from the Bay Bridge collision visible.
section2{{Infobox ship/career
nameHKG Venezia*
ownerRegal Stone Ltd.
operatorSynergy Management Ltd.
builder*Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
yard_number1381
launched20 September 2001
completedDecember 2001
identification*Call sign: VRDI6
fateJanuary 2017 scrapped in Chittagong
notes
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
tonnage*
length265 m
beam40 m
draught14 m
speed25.9 kn
capacity
notes
  • HKG Hanjin Venezia (2010)

  • HKG MSC Venezia (2008)

  • HKG Hanjin Venezia (2008)

  • DEU Cosco Busan (2006)

  • MHLDEU Hanjin Cairo (2001)

  • Ulsan, South Korea

  • CGMIX ID: 512403

  • MMSI no.: 477968900

Hanjin Venezia, formerly named the Cosco Busan, is a 275 m container ship. On 7 November 2007, it collided with the protective fender of the Delta Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog. The collision sliced open two of its fuel tanks and led to the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay. She was renamed the Hanjin Venezia after the accident.

The vessel was initially built in 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ulsan, South Korea. In December 2001, the vessel was placed under long-term charter to Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea and named Hanjin Cairo. The vessel called on various ports of Europe, Asia, and along the West Coast of the United States, specifically the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland, California.

In November 2006, the ship's owners renamed the vessel from the Hanjin Cairo to the Cosco Busan. After a 3-year absence from U.S. ports, the Cosco Busan called upon the Port of Long Beach on December 29, 2006. On October 24, 2007, the vessel was sold to Regal Stone Ltd. of Hong Kong and was re-flagged and sailed under the national flag of Hong Kong. The Cosco Busan's new owners contracted with Fleet Management to supply an all-Chinese crew and to manage her technical operations on behalf of the owners. Despite named after Cosco, Cosco claimed that the ship has no relation to the company.

Through the changes in flag, ownership, and managing operator, the vessel has remained under charter to Hanjin Shipping Company. In January 2017, it was sold for scrap.

File:COSCO Busan damage 2007.jpg File:HanjinCoscoBusanAndSSOceanicAtPier70InSanFrancisco.jpg

References

References

  1. (2010). "Results for Vessel: ''MSC Venezia'''". United States Coast Guard.
  2. (2012). "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel ''Hanjin Venezia''". VesselTracker.
  3. "Category:IMO 9231743 - Wikimedia Commons".
  4. John Upton. (27 May 2009). "Prisoners of the ''COSCO Busan''". The East Bay Express.
  5. John Upton. (October 2017). "Shipowners Charged With Lying". The San Francisco Examiner.
  6. (18 February 2009). "Marine Accident Report: Allision of Hong Kong-Registered Containership M/V Cosco Busan with the Delta Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, November 7, 2007". National Transportation Safety Board.
  7. {{cite press release. link. (14 November 2007). [[China COSCO Holdings]]
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