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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.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. |
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. |
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[['''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.10 |
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Revision as of 09:55, 16 December 2004
Ship name: Biruinta
The Biruinta oiltanker was sold. It was the biggest ship of the romanian comercial fleet.The new name of the ship is Iris Star
Ex. Name(s): Biruinta
New Name(s): Iris Star
Type: Tanker
Sub Type: Crude Oil Tanker
The ship was buid in 1984 by NAVOL Romania
History
M/T IRIS STAR, Maltese Flag, Romanian-owned 16 years old supertanker, formerly named as “BIRUINTA
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
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. '''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.10