MV Kurdistan
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MV Kurdistan, initially named Frank D. Moores, was an oil tanker built in 1973 for the American-Canadian trade. In 1979, she became stuck in ice and suffered a cataphoric structural failure, resulting in her bow sheering off and the spilling of 10,000 tons of oil off Nova Scotia, Canada. The cause of the accident was blamed on defective welding in her keel. Following the accident, her bow was rebuilt and the ship was sold off under a new name. She was transferred between owners before she was scrapped in 2000.
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Builder | Swan Hunter, Hebburn, United Kingdom |
Yard number | 47 |
Launched | 6 February 1973 |
Completed | 18 June 1973 |
Homeport | |
Fate | Scrapped |
Notes | [1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Motor tanker |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Depth | 10.4 feet (3.2 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x 7 Cylinder Barclay Curle diesel-fed engine producing 14000 BHP via one shaft |
Speed | 16 knots |
Notes | Data from initial design. Small changes occurred throughout service |
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