The MV FWN Rapide, a sister ship of the MV Thorco Cloud transiting the Kiel Canal in 2018.
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History | |
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Owner | Thorco Projects |
Port of registry |
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Builder | Damen Shipyard, Galați, Romania |
Yard number | #828 |
Launched | 1 July 2004 |
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Fate | Sunk in a collision with the MV Stolt Commitment in the Strait of Singapore [2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | General cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 145.63 m (478 ft) |
Beam | 18.36 m (60 ft) |
Draught | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
Depth | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) (service) |
Capacity | 686 TEU |
Crew | 12 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.