MV Selendang Ayu
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MV Selendang Ayu, IMO number: 9145528, was a Malaysian-registered Panamax bulk cargo ship chartered by the IMC Group. It ran aground off Unalaska Island in western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on 8 December 2004 after its engine failed. Six crew members died when a rescue helicopter was engulfed by a breaking wave; the ship broke in two, resulting in a large oil spill.[1]
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Selendang Ayu after breaking in two | |
History | |
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Malaysia | |
Name | Selendang Ayu |
Builder | Hudong, Shanghai |
In service | 1998 |
Out of service | 2004 |
Identification | IMO number: 9145528 |
Fate | Broke up 8 December 2004, off Unalaska Island |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Panamax |
Tonnage | 39,775 GT |
Length | 738 ft (225 m) |
Installed power | 11,542 hp (8,607 kW) |
Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
Crew | 26 |
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