Mv Prestige

The sinking caused a major environmental disaster, polluting thousands of miles of coastline with 50,000 tonnes of oil.

The MV Prestige under emergency tow shortly before it sank in November 2002
History
Name	Prestige
Owner	Mare Shipping Inc.(1994-2002) Lancer Corporation (1988-1994) Monarch Tankers (1976-1988)
Port of registry	Nassau,  Bahamas (1994-2002)  Greece (1989-1994)  Liberia (1988)  Panama (1976-1988)
Route	Riga - Gibraltar - Singapore
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.
Launched	10 December 1975
Completed	1976
Renamed	Gladys (1976-1988) Prestige (1988-2002)
Identification	IMO number: 7372141 ABS number: 7603948 MMSI Number: 308957000 Maritime call sign: C6MN6
Fate	Foundered 19 November 2002.
General characteristics
Type	Aframax Single-Hull
Tonnage	81,589 DWT 42,820 GT
Length	243 m (797 ft)
Beam	34.4 m (113 ft)
Draft	14 m (46 ft)
Depth	18.7 m (61 ft)
Installed power	1 X 900 KW Alternator 2 X 480 KW Alternators
Propulsion	Burmeister and Wain Type 8K84EF, 8 cylinder diesel, 14,711 KW
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)
Crew	27
Notes	Use of Maltese Cross by ABS

Prestige was a single-hulled oil tanker with a length overall of 243 metres (797 ft), a beam of 34.4 metres (113 ft), a hull depth of 18.7 metres (61 ft), and a draft of 14 metres (46 ft). It had a 42,820 GT and a total cargo capacity of 81,589 tonnes deadweight (DWT).

The ship was launched on 10 December 1975 and completed on 30 March 1976 by Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. At the time of its sinking, it was owned by Mare Shipping, and registered in the Bahamas.

• Prestige oil spill
• List of oil spills worldwide
• Plataforma Nunca Máis
• Aegean Sea: another oil tanker that sank off the Galician coast in 1992