MCP Altona

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History
NameMCP Altona
OwnerIntership Navigation Co
OperatorMini Container Pool
Port of registryLiberia
BuilderShandong Huangai Shibuilding Co [1]
Launched20 March 2007
Completed24 July 2007
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length117 m
Beam20
Draft6.45 m
Installed power(Daihatsu 8DKM-28L) 2,500 kW
Speed15 knots
Capacity629 TEU
Notes [2]

The MCP Altona is a 629 TEU container vessel built by Shandong Huangai Shipbuilding Co in 2007. [3]

On December 23, 2010, while en route from the Port of Vancouver, Canada, to Zhanjiang, China, the ship ran into rough weather between Hawaii and Midway Islands, causing some containers of uranium concentrate to open. On January 3, when Cameco became aware of the spill, it ordered the ship to return to Canada; the ship docked off Ladysmith, where the spill was inspected by Cameco, Transport Canada, and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. On January 20, the ship docked back in Vancouver to refuel and restock supplies. [4] [5] The ship had 24 sea containers, each containing up to 35 drums, for a total of 840 drums or 350,000 kg of uranium concentrate, [6] on board.

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