Biruința (ship)

Ship name: Biruinta General Data Type Of Vessel • crude oil carrier

Summer DWT • 164,004 MT 
Built • 1984 
Builders • Constantza Shipyard / ROMANIA 
Flag • MALTA 
Length Overall  • 298.00 M 
Beam • 46.00 M 
Draft • 17.40 M 
Depth (Moulded)  • 22.5 M 
SCNT • 79,985.54  
Cargo Capacity At 98 % • 160,698 M3 

• The Biruinta oiltanker was sold after romanian revolution. It was one of the biggest ship of the Romanian comercial fleet.The new name of the ship is in present "Histria Crown" and was known as "IRIS STAR".
• Ex. Name(s): Biruinta;IRIS STAR

• New Name(s): Histria Crown
• Type: Tanker
• Sub Type: Crude Oil Tanker
• The ship was buid in 1984 by NAVOL Romania

History

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In 2005 "Biruinta" new name is "Histria Crown" [1]

The Iris Star oil ship (former Biruinta), under Malta colors, with a 150,000 t.d.w. capacity is administered by Histria Shipp Management,

Biruinta was registred as M/T IRIS STAR, Maltese Flag, Romanian-made ship 16 years old Supertanker [2]. On on 27 July 2000 the 304-Metres long giant tanker “IRIS STAR” lost power due to engine failure and drifted towards Kandilli point in Turkey. The accident was avoided. The Iris Star oil ship (former Biruinta)is administered by Histria Shipp Management.

• M/T Irish Star is the sister-ship of M/T Independenta, which in the past had a catastrophic accident at the southern-entrance to the Strait of Istanbul

• M/T Independenta under Romanian flag and freighter M/V Evriyali under Greek flag, collided . 43 crew member lost their lives of the Romanian tanker and only 3 survived.