MV Braer
The MV Braer was an oil tanker which ran aground during a storm off Shetland, Scotland, in January 1993, and nearly a week later broke up during the most intense extratropical cyclone on record for the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Braer Storm of January 1993.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Name | Braer |
| Owner | Braer Corporation |
| Operator | Canadian Ultramar Ltd |
| Builder | Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Launched | 31 May 1975 |
| Homeport | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Identification | IMO number: 7377220 |
| Fate | Ran aground near Quendale, Shetland, Scotland, in 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 89,730 DWT |
| Length | 241.51 m |
| Draft | 14.15 m |
| Installed power | Sumitomo-Sulzer 7RND90 (20,300 bhp) |
| Propulsion | Single shaft; fixed pitch propeller |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Crew | 34 (on last voyage) |
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