YM Uranus is a tanker registered under the Maltese flag. It was involved in a collision on 8 October 2010 off the coast of Brittany, France.
YM Uranus is 119.6m (392.4feet) long overall, with a beam of 16.9m (55.4feet) and a depth of 8.4m (27.6feet), with a draught of 6.8m (22.3feet). She is assessed as 4,829 GT, 2,297 NT and 7,000 DWT.[1]
The ship is propelled by a 3000kW MAN diesel engine which was built by STX Corporation of Korea. The engine has six cylinders of 32cm (13inches) diameter by 40cm (20inches) stroke. It drives a single screw propeller which can propel the ship at 14kn.[1]
YM Uranus was built by Marmara Shipyards, Istanbul, Turkey. She was launched on 5 November 2008. Her port of registry is Valletta, Malta. YM Uranus is operated under the management of V Ships UK Ltd, Glasgow.[1] At 03:27 UTC on 8 October 2010,[2] YM Uranus was involved in a collision with the Panamanian bulk carrier,[3] 50nmi south west of Ouessant off the Brittany coast. All 13 crew took to the lifeboats at around 03:30 UTC, from where they were rescued by a French helicopter and taken to Brest. The ship was taken under tow by French tug Abeille Bourbon.[4] Making 4kn, it took about 13 hours to reach Brest.[5] YM Uranus was on a voyage from Porto Marghera, Italy to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hanjin Rizhao was on a voyage from Las Palmas, Spain to Rotterdam, Netherlands.[6]