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Ship name: Biruinta

  • 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 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

Biruinta is now M/T IRIS STAR, Maltese Flag, Romanian-made ship 16 years old supertanker. 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.


  • 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.10
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