COSCO Beijing is a container ship built in 2006, by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Beijing is owned by Capetanissa Maritime Corp of Greece, and operated by COSCO Container Lines Co Ltd (COSCON). [citation needed]

COSCO Beijing
History
NameBeijing
OwnerCapetanissa Maritime Corp[1]
Port of registry Malta
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, South Korea
Yard number1653
Launched14 April 2006
Completed2006
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and type(A33A2CC) container Ship (Fully Cellular)
Tonnage109,149 GT 107,503 DWT
Displacement52,743
Length350.55 m (1,150.1 ft)
Beam43.0 m (141.1 ft)[2]
Draught14.500
Depth27.30
Decks1dks
Installed power74,760kW(101,644hp)
Speed25.4 knots (47.0 km/h; 29.2 mph)
Capacity9383 TEU

Hull and engine

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Beijing is a GL class ship, with a length of 350.55 m (1,150.1 ft). She has one oil engine driving 1FP propeller, AuxGen 2 × 2,800 kW (3,800 hp) a.c., 3 × 2,200 kW (3,000 hp) a.c. Beijing has a service speed of 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph). The fastest recorded speed on Beijing was 21.3 kn (39.4 km/h; 24.5 mph)[3]

Incidents

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On 18 November 2021, the ship was boarded in the Port of Long Beach by the United States Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators. They were investigating an undersea pipeline that may have been damaged by a ship's anchor and had shortly before spilled oil onto the beaches of Orange County. The ship's owners, Capetanissa of Liberia and the operator V-Ships Greece Ltd. were designated as parties of interest in the investigation.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (2007). Register of Ships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. p. 1462. ISBN 978-1-906313-04-3.
  2. ^ "COSCO Beijing". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Cosco Beijing". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
  4. ^ Winton, Richard (19 November 2021). "Coast Guard targets second vessel tied to Orange County oil spill". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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