MCP Altona

The MCP Altona is a 629 TEU container vessel built by Shandong Huangai Shibuilding Co in 2007.[3]

History
Name: MCP Altona
Owner: Intership Navigation Co
Operator: Mini Container Pool
Port of registry: Liberia
Builder: Shandong Huangai Shibuilding Co [1]
Launched: 20 March 2007
Completed: 2007
Maiden voyage: 4 July 2007
Identification:
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: China Classification Society
Length: 117 m
Beam: 20
Draft: 6.45 m
Installed power: (Daihatsu 8DKM-28L) 2,500 kW
Speed: 15 knots
Capacity: 629 TEU
Notes: [2]

On December 23, 2010, while en route from the Port of Vancouver, Canada, to Zhanjiang, China, the ship ran into rough weather between Hawaii and Midway Islands, causing some containers of uranium concentrate to open. On January 3, when Cameco became aware of the spill, it ordered the ship to return to Canada; the ship docked off Ladysmith, where the spill was inspected by Cameco, Transport Canada, and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. On January 20, the ship docked back in Vancouver to refuel and restock supplies.[4][5] The ship had 24 sea containers, each containing up to 35 drums, for a total of 840 drums or 350,000 kg of uranium concentrate,[6] on board.

References
  1. "DELIVERY OF MCP ALTONA HCY-47". Intership Navigation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  2. "MCP ALTONA". United Container Carrier. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  3. "MCP ALTONA". MarineTraffic.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  4. "Update on Uranium Shipment". Cameco. January 20, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  5. "Cameco logs net earnings of $207 million in Q4 on $673 in revenue". Canadian Press. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  6. "CUPDATE Jan. 24: Uranium ship out of Stuart Channel". BC Local News. January 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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