Biruința (ship)
Biruința (Romanian equivalent for Victory), renamed Iris Star and later Histria Crown, is a Romanian crude oil tanker.
| History | |
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| Name: | Histria Crown |
| Port of registry: | Malta |
| Builder: | Constanța Shipyard |
| Completed: | 1984 |
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| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | crude oil tanker |
| Tonnage: | 164,004 dwt |
| Length: | 298.00 m (977.69 ft) |
| Beam: | 46.00 m (150.92 ft) |
| Draft: | 17.40 m (57.1 ft) |
| Depth: | 22.5 m |
| Capacity: | 160,698 m³ |
History
The Biruința, one of the biggest ships of the Romanian commercial fleet, was sold after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and after six years of service. The ship was then re-registered under the Maltese flag as Iris Star. Administered by Histria Ship Management, the tanker had a capacity of 164,000 dwt.
On July 27, 2000, the ship lost power after an engine failure and drifted towards Kandilli point in Turkey. There was no extensive damage reported. The sister ship of the Iris Star, M/T Independența, suffered a more deadly accident with a Greek ship (Evriyali) at the southern entrance to the Bosporus. All but three members of the Romanian tanker crew died.
In 2005, Biruința was renamed Histria Crown.