MS Star Clipper was a Norwegian-owned bulk carrier built by Kockums in Malmö, Sweden in 1968. In 1981 she was sold and her name changed to Star Lanao. She was scrapped in India in 1986.
After the collision, 1980.
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History | |
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Name |
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Builder | Kockums, Malmö, Sweden |
Yard number | 515 |
Launched | 26 September 1968 |
Completed | January 1969 |
Out of service | 16 September 1986 |
Identification | IMO number: 6826200 |
Fate | Broken up, Karwar, India |
General characteristics | |
Type | Bulk carrier |
Tonnage |
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Length | 171.9 m (564 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 26.0 m (85 ft 4 in) |
Notes | [1] |
Almö Bridge Disaster edit
She is best known for causing the Almö Bridge disaster on 18 January 1980 when sailing into Uddevalla, Sweden, in bad weather.
See also edit
- MV Lake Illawarra - Collided with Tasman Bridge.
- MV Summit Venture - Collided with Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
- MV Delta Mariner - Collided with Eggner's Ferry Bridge.
- MV Dali - Collided with Francis Scott Key Bridge.
- List of bridge disasters
References edit
- ^ "Miramar Ship Index". Miramar Ship Index website. R B Haworth. Retrieved 1 February 2012.