MV Pacific Mariner

History
Name
  • Pacific Mariner
  • Pacific Adventurer
  • Pacific Challenger
  • Changsa
OwnerSwire Shipping
OperatorThe China Navigation Co. Ltd.
Port of registry Hong Kong, China
Builder
Completed1991
Identification
Notes[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage18,391 GT; 9,229 NT; 25,561 DWT
Length185 m (607 ft)
Beam27 m (89 ft)
Draught10.588 m (34.74 ft)
Depth14.7 m (48 ft)
Notes[1]

MV Pacific Mariner, formerly MV Pacific Adventurer, is a 1123 TEU geared multi-purpose container ship that gained notoriety after causing Queensland's largest oil spill on the east coast of Australia in March 2009. The ship is owned by Swire Shipping and registered in Hong Kong.[2] She has also sailed under the names, Pacific Challenger, and Changsa.[1]

  1. ^ a b c The China Navigation Co. Ltd. "MV Pacific Adventurer 1123 TEU Geared Multi-Purpose Containership" (PDF). Swire. Archived from the original (.PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Robyn Ironside; Anna Caldwell; Brian Williams (13 March 2009). "Pacific Adventurer oil spill a disaster says Anna Bligh". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.