Oriental Bluebird

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Oriental Bluebird
Year built: 1979[1]
Tonnage: 8,725 (gross)[2]
Length: 143.290m (overall)[3]
Breadth: 20.41m (moulded)[4]
Draft: 8.42m [5]
Type: Products tanker (single hulled)[6]
Owner: Bluebird Transporte[7]
Operator: New Shipping Kaisha[8]
Registry: Panama[9]

The Oriental Bluebird was originally the Japanese flagged Hiyo Maru. In 1992, it was renamed and re-flagged to Panama.[10]

The Oriental Bluebird serves as the fuel tanker for Japan's whaling fleet[11], and also transports whale meat.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  2. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  3. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  4. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  5. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  6. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  7. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  8. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  9. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  10. ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
  11. ^ NZ Herald, 27 January 2005
  12. ^ Greenpeace weblog, eyewitness account, published 9 January 2006