MS Bulk Jupiter

History
Bahamas
NameBulk Jupiter
OwnerGearbulk
OperatorGearbulk Norway
Port of registry Bahamas
BuilderMitsui Ichihara Engineering & Shipbuilding
Launched10 June 2006
Out of serviceJanuary 2, 2015
Identification
FateSank off the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length190 metres (620 ft)
Beam32 metres (105 ft)
Draught12.575 metres (41.26 ft)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)[2]
Crew19 (16 lost, 2 dead, 1 survivor)

Bulk Jupiter was a Bahamas registered cargo ship. She sank off the coast of Vietnam on 2 January 2015.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Bulk Jupiter Statistics". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Conventional Bulk Class" (PDF). Gearbulk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ship Sinks Off Vietnam, Only 1 of 19 Crew Rescued". The Indian Express. The Associated Press. January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bulk Jupiter". Shipwreck Log. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.