Global InformationCollision of MSC Prestige and MV Samco Europe information
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On 7 December 2007, the container ship the MSC Prestige (IMO 9321029) collided with a large tanker MV Samco Europe, off the Red Sea traffic separation scheme of Bab-el-Mandeb . Both vessels suffered severe damage at their bows and had to undergo major repairs. The collision caused more than $50 million in damage.[1]
An official report was compiled.[2]
The MSC Prestige was subsequently renamed back to the MOL Prestige.
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- ^ "Report of safety investigation" (PDF). bea-mer.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.