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Sanchi (tanker)

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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Gardenia and List of ships named Seahorse.
History
Name
  • Saman (2008–12)
  • Sepid (2012)
  • Gardenia (2012–13)
  • Seahorse (2013–16)
  • Sanchi (2016–18)
OwnerBright Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong (since 2016)
OperatorNational Iranian Tanker Company
Port of registry
Ordered20 May 2005[1]
BuilderHyundai Samho Heavy Industries, South Korea[1]
Yard numberS316[1]
Laid down29 October 2007[1]
Launched5 February 2008[1]
Completed24 April 2008[1]
Out of service14 January 2018
Identification
FateSank
General characteristics [1]
TypeSuezmax[2] crude oil tanker
Tonnage
  • 85,462 GT
  • 53,441 NT
  • 164,154 DWT
Displacement189,653 tons[3]
Length274.18 m (899 ft 6 in)
Beam50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Draught17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Depth23.1 m (75 ft 9 in)
Installed powerMAN-B&W 6S70MC-C, 18,660 kW (25,020 bhp)[3]
PropulsionSingle shaft, fixed pitch propeller
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)
  • 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) (service)[3]
Crew32

Sanchi was a 2008-built Panamanian-flagged Suezmax crude oil tanker operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC). It previously sailed under the names Saman (in 2008–12), Sepid (2012), Gardenia (2012–13) and Seahorse (2013–2016).

On 6 January 2018, while carrying a full cargo of natural-gas condensate, the vessel was involved in a collision near Shanghai with the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier CF Crystal, and caught fire. The vessel sank 14 January 2018 after having been reported to have partially exploded four days prior; 29 of the crew of 32 are missing and presumed dead, with one body recovered from the sea and two from a lifeboat. [4]

Description

Sanchi was a double-hulled crude oil tanker with an overall length of 274.18 metres (899 ft 6 in), beam of 50 metres (160 ft), and full load draught of 17 metres (55 ft 9 in). With a deadweight tonnage of 164,154 tons, she was a typical Suezmax tanker, a vessel able to transit the Suez Canal in a laden condition. Sanchi was propelled by a 18,660-kilowatt (25,020 bhp) MAN-B&W 6S70MC-C slow-speed diesel engine driving a fixed-pitch propeller and producing a service speed of 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph).[1][3]

History

The ship was built in 2008 by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries at Yeongam, South Korea for the National Iranian Tanker Company[1] and has traded under a number of names and national ship registers. It was originally named Saman sailing under the flag of Malta. In 2012, it was renamed Sepid, sailing under the flag of Tuvalu. Later that year, it was renamed Gardenia. In 2013, it was renamed Seahorse. It was reflagged to Tanzania in 2013 and was subsequently renamed Sanchi.[5] It was reflagged to Panama in 2016.[6]

2018 collision

Main article: Sanchi oil tanker collision

The Sanchi oil tanker collision happened on On 6 January 2018 when MV Sanchi, Iranian oil tanker, which was carrying a full oil cargo of 136,000 tonnes (960,000 barrels) for South Korean petrochemicals company Hanwha Total, on its way from Kharg Island, Iran to Daesan, South Korea, collided with the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship CF Crystal 160 nautical miles (300 km) off Shanghai, China. The oil tanker carrying gas condensate with a very high firing rate got into fire quickly after collision. Thirty Iranian and two Bangladeshi crew were killed.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sanchi (27100)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Biohazard team on standby as Iranian tanker turns toxic fireball". Marinetraffic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sanchi (9356608)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Burning Iranian oil tanker has sunk after January 6 accident: Chinese". Reuters. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Sanchi. Crude Oil Tanker". Marinetraffic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Sanchi". Fleetmon. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ "32 crew missing after Iranian oil tanker collides". SCMP. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Tanker and ship collision near Shanghai leaves 32 missing". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ^ Tang, Irene (8 January 2018). "Analysis: South Korea may seek prompt naphtha after condensate cargo collision". S&P Global Platts. Retrieved 10 January 2018.


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