MSC Monterey

MSC Monterey in Bremerhaven
History
NameMSC Monterey
OwnerNSB Niederelbe
OperatorMediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Port of registry Liberia[1]
Ordered2005
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia, Romania
Yard number4,056
Launched6 May 2007
Christened2008
Completed2008
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Tonnage54,549 DWT
Length275 m (902 ft)
Beam32 m (105 ft)
Depth21.5 m (71 ft)
Decks8
Propulsion
  • 4 × B&W 7K98MCC diesels
  • combined 39,352 kW (52,772 hp)
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)

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.

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]
  1. ^ "Cargo Ship in Distress Off Newfoundland Coast". World Maritime News. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ "DMHI a livrat portcontainerul de 4.860 TEU, "MSC Monterey"" (in Romanian). Romania Libera. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  3. ^ "Rescue from container ship off Newfoundland was an adventure, Swiss tourist says". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Passengers rescued from cargo ship in distress off N.L. coast | CBC News".