Kurkse (ship)

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Kurkse approaching Port of Rotterdam
History
NameKurkse
Owner Estonian Shipping Company
Port of registryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
BuilderBijlholt B.V Shipyard
Launched1997
Acquired7 May 1997
Identification
FateIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeMuuga-class
Tonnage2,658  GT
Length90.67 m (297 ft 6 in)
Beam15.85 m (52 ft 0 in)
Draught4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Speed12.9 knots

Kurkse is a cargo ship which was ordered by Estonian Shipping Company in 1997. It was the fifth and last ship of her class.

Contents

The ship route was Tallinn-Stockholm-Antwerpen-Rotterdam-Tallinn when it was in ESCO service. [1] Kurkse was one of the last cargo ships that was deleted from Estonian shipregister and her sister ship Kalana was deleted one month later. Since then there are no more cargo ships sailing under Estonian flag. [2]

Sister ships

Incidents

On 9 March 2007, Kurkse collided with Bulgarian flagged ship MSC Bulgaria during maneuvering in Hamburg port. No people were hurt and both ships suffered only minimal damage. According to German police, Kurkse caused 2 meter long crack in the side of the MSC Bulgaria and Kurkse deck building was easily damaged. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ ""Kurkse" laadimist takistab tolliloa saamine". 22 May 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Viimane suur kaubalaev lahkus Eesti lipu alt". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Eesti kaubalaev põrkas Hamburgi sadamas kokku teise laevaga". 12 March 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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