MV Prestige

	The MV Prestige under emergency tow shortly before it sank in November 2002
History
Name	Prestige
Owner	Mare Shipping Inc.(1994-2002); Lancer Corporation (1988-1994); Monarch Tankers (1976-1988);
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas (1994-2002) ; Greece (1989-1994); Liberia (1988) ; Panama (1976-1988) ;
Route	Riga - Gibraltar - Singapore
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.
Launched	10 December 1975
Completed	1976
Renamed	Gladys (1976-1988); Prestige (1988-2002);
Identification	IMO number: 7372141; ABS number: 7603948; MMSI Number: 308957000 ; Maritime call sign: C6MN6 ;
Fate	Foundered 19 November 2002.
General characteristics
Type	Aframax Single-Hull
Tonnage	81,589 DWT 42,820 GT
Length	243 m (797 ft)
Beam	34.4 m (113 ft)
Draft	14 m (46 ft)
Depth	18.7 m (61 ft)
Installed power	1 X 900 KW Alternator; 2 X 480 KW Alternators;
Propulsion	Burmeister and Wain Type 8K84EF, 8 cylinder diesel, 14,711 KW
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)
Crew	27
Notes	Use of Maltese Cross by ABS

The MV Prestige was an oil tanker owned by a Greek company based in Athens and operating under a Bahamian flag, that on 19 November 2002 sank off the coast of Galicia, Spain. The sinking caused a major environmental disaster, polluting thousands of miles of coastline with 50,000 tonnes of oil.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Ship Structure Committee. Case Study XII: Prestige (PDF) (Report). Ship Structure Committee. pp. 1–8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bahamas Maritime Authority (2004). Report of the investigation into the loss of the Bahamian registered tanker "Prestige" off the northwest coast of Spain on 19th November 2002 (PDF) (Report). Bahamas Maritime Authority. pp. 88, 89. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Spain Prestige oil spill disaster case in court". BBC News. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[multiple-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Ship Structure Committee. Case Study XII: Prestige (PDF) (Report). Ship Structure Committee. pp. 1–8.

[Bahamas_Prestige_Investigation-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bahamas Maritime Authority (2004). Report of the investigation into the loss of the Bahamian registered tanker "Prestige" off the northwest coast of Spain on 19th November 2002 (PDF) (Report). Bahamas Maritime Authority. pp. 88, 89. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[BBC-19952329-3] "Spain Prestige oil spill disaster case in court". BBC News. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

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History
The MV Prestige under emergency tow shortly before it sank in November 2002
Name	Prestige
Owner	Mare Shipping Inc.(1994-2002)^[1] Lancer Corporation (1988-1994)^[2] Monarch Tankers (1976-1988)^[2]
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas (1994-2002) ^[1] Greece (1989-1994)^[2] Liberia (1988) ^[2] Panama (1976-1988) ^[2]
Route	Riga - Gibraltar - Singapore
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.^[1]
Launched	10 December 1975
Completed	1976
Renamed	Gladys (1976-1988)^[2] Prestige (1988-2002)^[2]
Identification	IMO number: 7372141^[1] ABS number: 7603948^[1] MMSI Number: 308957000 ^[2] Maritime call sign: C6MN6 ^[2]
Fate	Foundered 19 November 2002.
General characteristics
Type	Aframax Single-Hull
Tonnage	81,589 DWT^[1] 42,820 GT^[1]
Length	243 m (797 ft)^[1]
Beam	34.4 m (113 ft)^[1]
Draft	14 m (46 ft)^[1]
Depth	18.7 m (61 ft)^[1]
Installed power	1 X 900 KW Alternator^[2] 2 X 480 KW Alternators^[2]
Propulsion	Burmeister and Wain Type 8K84EF, 8 cylinder diesel, 14,711 KW ^[2]
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)^[1]
Crew	27
Notes	Use of Maltese Cross by ABS

MV Prestige

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