Full City stranded on rocks outside of Langesund, Norway. |
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| Career (Panama) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Full City |
| Owner: | The Roc Maritime Inc. |
| Operator: | COSCO (H.K.) Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| Port of registry: | Panama |
| Builder: | Hakodate Dockyard Co. Ltd. Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Yard number: | 755 |
| Completed: | 1995 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9073672 Call Sign: 3FRQ4 MMSI: 354459000 |
| Notes: | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 26758 DWT 15,873 GRT |
| Length: | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Beam: | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Draught: | 9.54 m (31.3 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Kobe Diesel 1D 2 SA 6 CY, 5 kW. |
| Speed: | 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Notes: | [1][2] |
Full City is a Panama-flagged bulk carrier made infamous by running aground after an engine failure during a storm near Langesund, Telemark, Norway, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in a sensitive wildlife area on 31 July 2009.[3] Full City was built by Hakodate Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1995.
On 5 May 2011, as part of NATO's counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield, the carrier Carl Vinson, the cruiser Bunker Hill, and the Turkish frigate Giresun responded to a distress call from Full City. An Indian Navy Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft located Full City, and while Giresun boarded the merchant vessel, Bunker Hill intercepted a dhow believed to be the 'mothership' for the pirate attack. Bunker Hill's VBSS boarding party seized weapons and other equipment commonly used in piratcy, and the boarding party also sank a small skiff being towed by the dhow. Giresun's boarding party found Full City's Chinese crew safe and in control of their ship.[4][5]