LT Cortesia

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The LT Cortesia is a 90,465-tonne container ship owned by German-based Conti Reederei, managed by NSB Niederelbe, and operated as part of the Evergreen Line fleet.[1][2]

She is the lead ship of a class of eight Post-Panamax ships with a capacity of 8100 TEU, built between May 2005 and May 2006 by Samsung Heavy Industries.[3] All ships the the class are on a long-time charter to the Evergreen Line fleet from Conti-NSB/Germany.[2]

[edit] 2008 grounding

On January 2, 2008 at 0500 GMT the container ship LT Cortesia ran aground in the Dover Strait. The ship was on route to the Suez Canal when it ran aground on Varne Bank, nine miles south west of Dover.[4][5] Later in the day, when the tide rose, she was refloated and towed to The Downs for inspection.[6][1] After a January 3 inspection she was declared seaworthy and resumed her journey.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Boxship refloats", Maritime Global Net, 03 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-03. 
  2. ^ a b Sailing schedules. Evergreen International. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  3. ^ Ever Champion/Ever Charming/Ever Chivalry/Ever Conquest/Hatsu Courage/Hatsu Crystal/ Ital Contessa/LT Cortesia (CH). Frachtschiff Reisen (Globotrek and Background Tours AG). Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  4. ^ "Ship runs aground in Dover Strait", BBC News, January 2, 2008. 
  5. ^ Container Vessel Aground in Dover Strait. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK) (January 2, 2008). Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  6. ^ Container Vessel Refloated in Dover Strait. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (January 2, 2008). Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  7. ^ "Stranded ship declared seaworthy", BBC, 3 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 


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