Disaster caused on board vessel MV Hyundai Fortune.

2. Group Members
o Frazer Coelho- 01
o Rajesh Naik-05
o Elviro Rodrigues-07
o Deepesh Shenoy-08
o Shaunak Shirwaikar-09

3. Career
• Name of Ship : HYUNDAI FORTUNE
• Type of Ship : Container Ship
• Year of Build : August 1996
• Flag : Panama
• IMO Number : 9112272
• Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ulsan, South Korea
• Owner: Kosmo SVCS Inc.
EMF International
• Ship Manager : Hyundai Merchant Marine
• Classification Society : Korean Register of Shipping

4. General characteristics
• Tonnage: 64,054 GT
35,490 NT
68,363 DWT
• Length: 274.2 m (900 ft)
• Beam: 40 m (130 ft)
• Draught: 24.2 ft (7.4 m)
• Speed: 25.6 kts
• Capacity: 5,551 TEU

6.  On March 21, 2006, the vessel was en route from ports in
China and Singapore through the Gulf of Aden and was
scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam on March 30.
 approximately 11 a.m. local time an explosion of unknown
origin occurred below deck, aft of the accommodation,
causing 60 to 90 containers to fall into the ocean.
 The explosion caused a fire that spread through the stern
of the ship. Secondary explosions followed as seven
containers full of fireworks also ignited above deck on the
stern.
 The Hyundai Fortune's crew comprised of 27 personnel
had abandoned ship and were rescued by the dutch frigate
HNLMS De Zeven Provincien, which was performing
maritime security operations in the area as part of
Operation Enduring Freedom.

10. • On March 23, firefighting tugs began to arrive
on the scene. With her engine room burned
and completely flooded, the listing Hyundai
Fortune continued to burn for several days.
• At least one third of the containers were
damaged by the blaze. Every container aft of
the superstructure was either incinerated or
lost overboard.

11. Repairs
• The vessel was renamed Fortune and
temporarily repaired for being towed to China
for final repairs and refurbishing, including
5,000 tonnes of new steel and a new
accommodation block.
• The ship was repaired at COSCO Zhoushan
Shipyard in Liuhen Dao Island in China in 2007-
2008.
• The vessel was eventually delivered to its
owner and resumed its activity as a container
carrier.

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