MSC Camille

MSC Camille is one of the largest container ships in the world.

Nieuwe Waterweg-Maasmond, 04/27/2015
History
Name: MSC Camille
Owner: Veldus Holding SA[1]
Operator: MSC Mediterranean shipping Co SA[1]
Port of registry: Panama  Panama[1]
Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marin Engineering Co Ltd - Geoje[1]
Yard number: 4136[1]
Completed: 2009[1]
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Tonnage:

153,092 GT

165,644 DWT
Length: 365 m[1]
Beam: 51 m[1]
Draught: 11.95 m[1]
Installed power: 72,240 kW(98,218hp)[1]
Propulsion: 1x2 stroke 12 Cy.[1]
Speed: 25 knots[1]
Capacity: 14,000 TEU

Hull and engine

The MSC Camille was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co in yard number 4136. It is a fully cellular container ship. It can hold up to 14,000 Twenty-foot equivalent units, which makes it one of the biggest container ships in the world. The ship is 365.52m in length and has a 51m beam. MSC Camille as a total output of 98,218 hp. It is also equipped with two tunnel thrusters for better maneuverability in and out of ports.

Illegal goods

A January 2010 inspection of MSC Camille found 1.5 tonnes of illegally imported goods from China to Teesport.[2] Some of them were from animal origin (about 200 boxes), noodles, milk, sweets, and other food. All the items were destroyed.

Vessel collision

On June 20, 2010, Torm Marina (110,000 DWT) was struck by the container ship MSC Camille, 48 miles east of Gibraltar.[3] MSC Camille struck the Torm Marina in the bow, cracking the hull from deck to keel. At time of the collision the Torm Marina had no cargo and no oil stored in effected tanks, avoiding a potential disaster in the Strait of Gibraltar.[4] No injuries were reported.[3]

References
  1. Register of ships. (2010). Register of ships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. ISBN 978-1-906313-38-8.
  2. "China Noodle Crisis". Evening Chronicle. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. "TORM MARINA COLLISION WITH MSC CAMILLE" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. "ANDALUCÍA.-Cádiz.-Verdemar, ante los "incidentes" detectados en los últimos días, pregunta si la Junta ha "perdido la sensibilidad"". Europa Press - Servicio Autonómico. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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