The MV Stolt Commitment in 2014
History
Name
  • Stolt Commitment (2011–present)
  • Bow Century (2000–2011)
OwnerStolt Tankers
Port of registry
BuilderKværner Florø AS, Norway
Yard number#139
Launched21 January 2000
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeChemical/product tanker
Tonnage
Length183.1 m (601 ft)
Beam32.2 m (106 ft)
Draught10.718 m (35 ft)
Depth14 m (46 ft)
Installed power
  • 1 × MAN SE 6L60MC (1 × 10,416 kW)[2][3]
  • 2 ×  MAN B&W 6L28/32H auxiliary engines
  • 1 × shaft generator
Propulsion
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) (service)[2]

MV Stolt Commitment is a chemical tanker owned by Stolt Tankers that collided with, and subsequently sank, the general cargo ship Thorco Cloud in the Singapore Strait in December 2015.[4] The collision resulted in six casualties from a total crew of 12 on the Thorco Cloud, and minor structural damage to the Stolt Commitment.

Construction

The ship was constructed by Kværner Florø AS, Norway. The keel was laid in January 1999 and the ship was launched in January 2000 as the MV Bow Century.[3]

History

The ship has undergone name and flag state changes throughout its service life,[3] including:

  • MV Stolt Commitment flagged in the Cayman Islands
  • MV Bow Century flagged in Norway.

Collision with the Thorco Cloud

MV Stolt Commitment is located in Singapore
Point of collision
Point of collision
Location in the Singapore Strait where the two ships collided in 2015

On 16 December 2015 the ship was transiting the Singapore Strait en route to Kaohsiung from Rotterdam. During Thorco Cloud's transit into the Singapore Strait traffic separation scheme after departing the Indonesian port of Batu Ampar, the two ships collided, causing the Thorco Cloud to be split into two parts and causing them both to sink within the strait.[5] The Stolt Commitment only suffered minor structural damage.

References

  1. ↑ "Stolt Commitment (9168647)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Stolt Commitment". Marine MAN Ship Management Ltd. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Stolt Commitment". DNV Vessel Register. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Danish Freighter Sinks After Colliding With Chemical Tanker". Sky News. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Tjahjono, Soerjanto (2018). "Marine Safety Investigation Report: Collision between Antigua and Barbuda Registered General Cargo THORCO CLOUD and Cayman Islands Registered Tanker STOLT COMMITMENT Singapore Strait 16 December 2015" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Committee: 1–5.


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