COSCO Beijing explained

COSCO Beijing is a container ship built in 2006, by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Beijing is owned by Capetanissa Maritime Corp of Greece, and operated by COSCO Container Lines Co Ltd (COSCON).

Hull and engine

Beijing is a GL class ship, with a length of . She has one oil engine driving 1FP propeller, AuxGen 2 × a.c., 3 × a.c. Beijing has a service speed of . The fastest recorded speed on Beijing was [1]

Incidents

On 18 November 2021, the ship was boarded in the Port of Long Beach by the United States Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators. They were investigating an undersea pipeline that may have been damaged by a ship's anchor and had shortly before spilled oil onto the beaches of Orange County. The ship's owners, Capetanissa of Liberia and the operator V-Ships Greece Ltd. were designated as parties of interest in the investigation.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cosco Beijing. https://archive.today/20130128175030/http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=240512000. dead. 2013-01-28.
  2. News: Winton. Richard. 2021-11-19. Coast Guard targets second vessel tied to Orange County oil spill. 2021-12-17. Los Angeles Times. en-US.