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MV Vinalines Queen

Sunken bulk carrier

Field	Value
infobox_caption	--
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	MV Vinalines Queen.jpg
image_caption	Vinalines Queen as spotted in the New York Harbor as in March 2011, the same year that it sank.
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	Vinalines Queen
operator	Vinalines
registry	Vietnam Vietnam
launched	2005
identification	*Call sign: XVHG
*<ref name	MT
fate	Capsized and sunk, 25 December 2011
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Bulk carrier
tonnage	*
*<ref name	MT/
length	190 m
beam	32 m
crew	23

'*MV Vinalines Queen''' was a bulk carrier of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines, or Vinalines. On its last voyage the ship was travelling from Indonesia to China with more than 54,000 tonnes of nickel ore. The ship disappeared on 25 December 2011 and its fate was initially unknown. On 30 December 2011 a single survivor of its 23-member crew, was found by the British ship *London Courage'', after floating with a rescue vest for five days. He reported that the ship sank quickly in the early hours of the morning after capsizing to the left. It sank after passing the island of Luzon in very bad weather conditions in waters up to 5000 m deep.

The probable cause for the sinking was liquefaction of her nickel ore cargo resulting in the shifting of cargo in the holds, which destabilised the vessel causing her to sink.

References

(2 May 2014). "Vinalines Queen". www.marinetraffic.com.
"Vietnam sailor saved as 22 crew mates die at sea". AFP.
[http://www.londonpandi.com/article/665/vinalines-queen-dangers-of-carriage/ The London Steam-Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Limited]

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