Oil/bulk/ore carrier lost during Typhoon Orchid in the Pacific Ocean in September 1980.
Particulars
- Flag state: United Kingdom [GB]
- Vessel type: Bulk Carrier
- IMO number: 7343085
- Call sign: GULK
- LOA (m): 294.1
- Breadth (m): 44.2
- Year built: 1976
- Crew size: 42
- Owner: Bibby Tankers Ltd
- Builder: Swan Hunter, Haverton Hill Yard
- Classification society: Lloyd's Register of Shipping
- Cargo on final voyage: iron ore concentrates
- Voyage: Quebec to Japan
Incidents
Operators / owners
- Bibby Tankers Ltd is identified in the re-opened investigation as the shipowner.