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Keoyoung Sun was a South Korean tanker built in 1996, which sank in 2024.
Built in June 1996 as a chemical and oil tanker, she was originally named Sanno Maru for Japanese owners. Later, she was sold to Keoyoung Shipping Company, and being renamed Keoyoung Yun in March 2005.[1] She maintained this name for the longest throughout her career, but was renamed to Nan Liam 11 in 2018.[1] was quickly renamed to Keoyoung Sun, which she would have for the remainder of her career.
The vessel was measured at, with an overall length of 68.82m (225.79feet), a length between perpendiculars of and a beam of . She had ten chemical tanks on board, and a liquid cargo capacity of 1,357.
She was powered by a single diesel engine, built by Akasaka. The engine was rated as producing a power of .[2] This turned her single fixed-pitch propeller and gave a top speed of 12.3kn.
Keoyoung Sun departed on March 18,[3] and was bound for Busan New Port. She was due to arrive on March 20.[4]
At 7:00 am local time on March 20 (10PM GMT March 19), the Keoyoung Suns crew had sent a distress signal, after the ship was in trouble during a storm. Soon after, the ship capsized with Initially eight of the crew reported as dead, two missing and one rescued.[5] The death toll was later revised to ten of the eleven crew.[6]