Ran aground off South African coast on 16 October 2004
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
5,548 GT
6,500 DWT
Length
122.2 m (400 ft 11 in) (oa)
117.3 m (384 ft 10 in) (pp)
Beam
18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed
16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment recovered from BBC China in Italy, en route to Libya in 2003
MV BBC China was a 5,548 GT general cargo vessel constructed in China that was completed in 2000. The ship was initially named Beluga Superstition, being renamed in 2002. The vessel gained notoriety after it was caught carrying gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment to Libya in 2003. In 2004, the vessel ran aground off the coast of South Africa. The wreck was subsequently demolished with explosives.
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