MV Thorco Cloud

The MV FWN Rapide, a sister ship of the MV Thorco Cloud transiting the Kiel Canal in 2018.
History
Name
  • Thorco Cloud (2013-2015)
  • BBC Brazil (2012-2013)
  • Molene (2010-2012)
  • S. Partner (2008–2010)
  • UAL Gabon (2006–2008)
  • S. Partner (2004-2006)
OwnerThorco Projects
Port of registry
BuilderDamen Shipyard, Galați, Romania
Yard number#828
Launched1 July 2004
Identification
FateSunk in a collision with the MV Stolt Commitment in the Strait of Singapore [2]
General characteristics
Class and typeGeneral cargo ship
Tonnage
Length145.63 m (478 ft)
Beam18.36 m (60 ft)
Draught7.8 m (26 ft)
Depth10.3 m (34 ft)
Installed power
  • 1 × MaK 9M32 (1 × 4,300 kW)[3]
  • 3 ×  Caterpillar 3412 auxiliary engines
  • 1 × shaft generator
Propulsion
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) (service)
Capacity686 TEU
Crew12 crew

MV Thorco Cloud was a general cargo ship owned by Thorco Projects that sank in the Singapore Strait in December 2015 after a collision with the chemical tanker MV Stolt Commitment.[2] The collision resulted in six casualties from a total crew of 12. The collision caused the ship to split into two parts, which sank approximately 1.85 kilometres (1.15 mi) apart at a depth of 70 metres (230 ft) in the traffic separation scheme of the Singapore Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.[4] The wreck was removed in 2019.

  1. ^ "Thorco Cloud (9290050)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Danish Freighter Sinks After Colliding With Chemical Tanker". Sky News. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ "THORCO CLOUD, IMO 9290050". Baltic Shipping. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ^ "THORCO CLOUD: Wreck Removal – 2015 to 2019". ABL Group. Retrieved 5 October 2022.