| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Owner | VP-14 Shipping Inc, Majuro |
| Operator | Polaris Shipping Co Ltd, Seoul |
| Port of registry |
|
| Route | Brazil—China |
| Ordered | 1990 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Yard number | 2072 |
| Laid down | July 23, 1992 |
| Launched | February 25, 1993 |
| Completed | July 2, 1993 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sank off the coast of Uruguay on March 31, 2017 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Ore carrier |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 321.95 m (1,056 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 58 m (190 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 20.326 m (66 ft 8 in) |
| Depth | 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 9-cylinder diesel engine, 21,928 kW |
| Propulsion | Single shaft; fixed pitch propeller |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Crew | 24 |
MV Stellar Daisy was a South Korean-owned very large ore carrier (VLOC)[3][1] that sank on March 31, 2017 in the South Atlantic off the coast of Uruguay while on a voyage from Brazil to China. She was the largest ship, by a factor of nearly 2 on gross tonnage, to be lost at sea.[4]
- ^ a b "Stellar Daisy (9038725)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Stellar Daisy. Korean Register of Shipping. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Official investigation report - the sinking of Stellar Daisy (PDF). Virginia: Maritime Administrator of Republic of The Marshall Islands. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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