The Motor Vessel Tecam Sea is a bulk carrier built in 1984. The ship was built by Hitachi Zosen shipyard in Innoshima, Japan, and purchased by Sea Quality, a shipping company based in Athens, Greece. The ship was involved in a collision with the M/V Federal Fuji in the port of Sorel, Quebec on 27 April 2000.[1] The squat effect phenomenon is believed to be a factor in the collision.
| History | |
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| Name | Tecam Sea |
| Owner | Sea Quality |
| Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Builder | Hitachi Zosen, Innoshima, Japan |
| Launched | 1 February 1984 |
| Completed | 1984 |
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| Fate | Scrapped 12 June 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 17,056 gt |
| Length | 178.21 m |
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| Propulsion | One Sulzer diesel, 6RTA58, 8474 kW |
| Crew | 21 |
The Tecam Sea, under Panamanian ownership, was involved in illegal oil-waste dumping off the Canadian coast on 8 Sept 2002, resulting in eight serious pollution charges. Due to improper handling of the case by authorities, the case was dismissed and charges were dropped.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Collision Report". Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "Illegal Oil Dumping in Canada" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
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