| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany |
| Yard number | 1083 |
| Launched | 17 December 1988 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8717518 |
| Fate | Scrapped 18 April 2019 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | BV 1800 |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 176.5 m (579 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 27.5 m (90 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | Burmeister & Wain 7L60MC engine, 12,180 kW (16,330 hp) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,799 TEU |
Hansa Carrier was a container ship. On 27 May 1990, en route from Korea to the United States, the ship encountered a storm which caused the loss of 21 40-foot cargo containers south of the Alaska Peninsula, near 48°N 161°W / 48°N 161°W. Five of these cargo containers contained 61,000 Nike shoes, each of which carried a unique serial number which later made it possible to clearly identify them as part of the spilled cargo. The "Great Shoe Spill of 1990" was one of the several occasions when shipping accidents have contributed to the knowledge of ocean currents and aided scientists and amateur researchers in their endeavours.
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