MV Prestige

The MV Prestige under emergency tow shortly before it sank in November 2002
History
Name	Prestige
Owner	Mare Shipping Inc.(1994-2002)[2] Lancer Corporation (1988-1994)[1] Monarch Tankers (1976-1988)[1]
Port of registry	Nassau,  Bahamas (1994-2002) [2]  Greece (1989-1994)[1]  Liberia (1988) [1]  Panama (1976-1988) [1]
Route	Riga - Gibraltar - Singapore
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.[2]
Launched	10 December 1975
Completed	1976
Renamed	Gladys (1976-1988)[1] Prestige (1988-2002)[1]
Identification	IMO number: 7372141[2] ABS number: 7603948[2] MMSI Number: 308957000 [1] Maritime call sign: C6MN6 [1]
Fate	Foundered 19 November 2002.
General characteristics
Type	Aframax Single-Hull
Tonnage	81,589 DWT[2] 42,820 GT[2]
Length	243 m (797 ft)[2]
Beam	34.4 m (113 ft)[2]
Draft	14 m (46 ft)[2]
Depth	18.7 m (61 ft)[2]
Installed power	1 X 900 KW Alternator[1] 2 X 480 KW Alternators[1]
Propulsion	Burmeister and Wain Type 8K84EF, 8 cylinder diesel, 14,711 KW [1]
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)[2]
Crew	27
Notes	Use of Maltese Cross by ABS

The MV Prestige was an oil tanker owned by a Greek company based in Athens and operating under a Bahamian flag, that on 19 November 2002 sank off the coast of Galicia, Spain. The sinking caused a major environmental disaster, polluting thousands of miles of coastline with 50,000 tonnes of oil.^[3]