MSC Monterey is a container ship built in 2008 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in Mangalia, Romania and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. She is the fifth ship delivered to the Swiss company in a series of 12 ordered.[2] The 54,549 DWT ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU's.
.jpg) MSC Monterey in Bremerhaven
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| History | |
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| Name | MSC Monterey |
| Owner | NSB Niederelbe |
| Operator | Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. |
| Port of registry |  Liberia[1] |
| Ordered | 2005 |
| Builder | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia, Romania |
| Yard number | 4,056 |
| Launched | 6 May 2007 |
| Christened | 2008 |
| Completed | 2008 |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 54,549 DWT |
| Length | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Beam | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Depth | 21.5 m (71 ft) |
| Decks | 8 |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
In December 2013, MSC Monterey, travelling from Antwerp, Belgium to Boston, Massachusetts, United States, was reported in danger 140 km south of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, a metre-long crack having been discovered in its hull, about eight metres above the waterline.[3] Four passengers were evacuated by helicopter in Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland and temporary repairs were effected in the more sheltered waters of St. Mary's Bay.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Cargo Ship in Distress Off Newfoundland Coast". World Maritime News. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "DMHI a livrat portcontainerul de 4.860 TEU, "MSC Monterey"" (in Romanian). Romania Libera. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ "Rescue from container ship off Newfoundland was an adventure, Swiss tourist says". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Passengers rescued from cargo ship in distress off N.L. coast | CBC News".