OS 35 as seen from the Gibraltar coast in September 2022.
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History | |
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Owner | Shipping Bank ( South Korea) |
Port of registry | Funafuti, Tuvalu |
Builder | Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding, Japan |
Completed | 1999 |
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Fate | Beached after collision in August 2022, removed and scrapped in 2023 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bulk carrier |
Tonnage | 20,947 GT |
Length | 178 m (584 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
MV OS 35 was a bulk carrier registered in Tuvalu, a flag of convenience.[1] It was attacked by pirates near Somalia in 2017, and was beached near Gibraltar after a ship collision in 2022. The ship was disposed of afterwards.