Hanjin Venezia Explained
Hanjin Venezia, formerly named the
Cosco Busan, is a 275m (902feet)
container ship. On 7 November 2007, it collided with the protective fender of the Delta Tower of the
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog.
[1] The collision sliced open two of its fuel tanks and led to the
Cosco Busan oil spill in
San Francisco Bay.
[2] She was renamed the
Hanjin Venezia after the accident.
[3] The vessel was initially built in 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ulsan, South Korea. In December 2001, the vessel was placed under long-term charter to Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea and named Hanjin Cairo. The vessel called on various ports of Europe, Asia, and along the West Coast of the United States, specifically the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland, California.[4]
In November 2006, the ship's owners renamed the vessel from the Hanjin Cairo to the Cosco Busan. After a 3-year absence from U.S. ports, the Cosco Busan called upon the Port of Long Beach on December 29, 2006. On October 24, 2007, the vessel was sold to Regal Stone Ltd. of Hong Kong and was re-flagged and sailed under the national flag of Hong Kong. The Cosco Busan's new owners contracted with Fleet Management to supply an all-Chinese crew and to manage her technical operations on behalf of the owners.[4] Despite named after Cosco, Cosco claimed that the ship has no relation to the company.[5]
Through the changes in flag, ownership, and managing operator, the vessel has remained under charter to Hanjin Shipping Company.[4] In January 2017, it was sold for scrap.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Category:IMO 9231743 - Wikimedia Commons.
- News: John Upton . Prisoners of the COSCO Busan . The East Bay Express . 27 May 2009 . 2010-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531090148/http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/prisoners_of_the__i_cosco_busan__i_/Content?oid=986934 . 31 May 2009 .
- News: John Upton . Shipowners Charged With Lying . The San Francisco Examiner . 24 July 2008 . 2010-05-12 .
- Rosenker, Mark V. . Sumwalt, Robert L. . Higgins, Kathryn O'Leary . Hersman, Deborah A. P. . Marine Accident Report: Allision of Hong Kong-Registered Containership M/V Cosco Busan with the Delta Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, November 7, 2007 . NTSB/MAR-09/01 . .PDF . National Transportation Safety Board . 18 February 2009 . 2010-03-17.
- https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2007/1114/ltn20071114276_c.pdf. zh:公告. Announcement . 14 November 2007. 17 February 2021. Beijing. China COSCO Holdings. zh-hk. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing website.
