MV Isla De Bioko

Isla de Bioko in Port of Amsterdam
History
Name	Isa de Bioko
Owner	MOL (Americas) LLC [1]
Operator	MOL (Americas) LLC [1]
Port of registry	Panama [2]
Builder	Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. [3] (purchased by Imabari Shipbuilding in 2018)
Laid down	22 December 2014 [3]
Launched	27 July 2015 [3]
Completed	24 February 2016 [3]
Identification	IMO number:  9767235 [1]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Tanker
Tonnage	30,480  GT [3]
Length	186 m (610 ft 3 in) oa [3]
Installed power	8,470 kW (11,360 hp) [3]
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) [3]

MV Isla de Bioko is a tanker ship that flies under the flag of Panama. ^[2] She was built in 2016 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding in their Ozai yard. ^[3] She is in service, ^[4] and is operated by MOL (Americas), a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. ^[1] Her namesake is the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea.

Collision

At around 9:20 P.M. (CDT) on 29 April 2025, Isla de Bioko collided with the tow boat Ginny Stone in the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans. ^{[2] [5]} Ginny Stone had previously been moored on the left bank of the river, but turned out into the channel, and this is when Isla de Bioko collided with her at about mile marker 110. ^[5] The incident has been attributed to a period of unusually high water in the river, making the vessels harder to control. As a result, six barges detatched, and one barge filled with urea sank. The river was closed to vessel traffic and reopened at 3:00 P.M. on 5 May. ^[2]

References

1. "Vessels From 5301 to 5400". NRC. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
2. "Coast Guard responds to vessel collision, sunken barge on Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
3. "Isla de Bioko". ClassNK. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
4. "ISLA DE BIOKO". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
5. "Tanker and Towboat Collide in "Challenging" Mississippi River Conditions". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 29 October 2025.