Chinese Taishan

Chinese Taishan at Nagasaki on 20 April 2019
History
Name	2000–2004: Olympic Voyager 2004–2005: Voyager 2005–2011: Grand Voyager 2011–2014: Costa Voyager 2014–present: Chinese Taishan
Owner	2000–2005: Royal Olympic Cruises 2004–2014: Carnival Corporation & plc 2014–present: Bohai Ferry Company
Operator	2000–2005: Royal Olympic Cruises 2004–2011: Iberocruceros 2011–2014: Costa Crociere 2014-present: Bohai Ferry Company
Port of registry	2000–2004: Piraeus,   Greece 2004–2008: Nassau,   Bahamas 2008–2009: Genova,   Italy 2009–2011: Madeira,   Portugal 2011–2014: Genova,   Italy 2014–2017: Panama,   Panama 2017–present: Monrovia,   Liberia
Builder	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	961
Laid down	2014
Launched	14 July 1999
Christened	22 June 2000 [1]
Completed	2000
Maiden voyage	24 June 2000 [1]
In service	24 June 2000
Identification	Call sign: D5MU2 IMO number:  9183506 MMSI number: 636017800
Status	In service
General characteristics [2]
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	24,427  GT [3]
Length	180.7 m (592 ft 10 in)
Beam	25.6 m (84 ft 0 in)
Decks	6
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 9L46C, 4 × 12,852 hp (9,584 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric twin-propeller inboard
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) max.
Capacity	832 [2] /927 passengers in 416 cabins [4]
Crew	353

Olympic Voyager's launch at Hamburg, 1999

MS Chinese Taishan (Chinese :中华泰山号) is a cruise ship that was formerly owned by Royal Olympic Cruises and Carnival Corporation & plc, sailing for Carnival subsidiaries Costa Crociere and Ibero Cruises as Grand Voyager.

On 14 February 2005, Grand Voyager was struck by a freak wave during a mistral storm while operating in the Mediterranean Sea. A 40-to-50-foot (12 to 15 m) tall wave knocked out a window on the bridge and ingressing water disabled the ship's engine controls. Dramatic video of the ship helplessly adrift and rolling to extreme angles was captured by rescue helicopters. The incident occurred less than a month after a similar situation happened aboard Grand Voyager's sister ship Explorer operating in the Pacific.

Grand Voyager in 2009

She entered service for Costa in December 2011, and originally scheduled to sail Costa's Corals and Ancient Treasures Red Sea itinerary. She sailed in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, dedicated to guests from the French market. ^[5] The ship sailed voyages from Amsterdam and the Mediterranean Sea.

The vessel was sold for $43.68 million to Bohai Ferry Company of Yantai in February 2014, and was renamed Chinese Taishan. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Costa Voyager at Livorno

References

1. M/S Olympic Voyager, Fakta om fartyg (in Swedish)
2. "Costa Voyager". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
3. Costa Voyager No 88846
4. "Costa Cruise - Costa Voyager". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012.
5. "Costa Voyager to Replace Costa Allegra on Planned Itineraries" . Retrieved 6 March 2012.
6. "Bohai Ferry to buy Costa Voyager". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
7. "Costa Voyager Sold To Bohai" . Retrieved 19 February 2014.
8. "Bohai Ferry to Start with Bought Costa Voyager, Now China Taishan" . Retrieved 15 October 2014.

External links

• (in Swedish) Ship specifications and history