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Stellar banner

Ship data flag  Marshall Islands Ship type Bulk carrier Callsign V7TC5 home port Majuro Owner VP-12 Shipping Shipping company Polaris Shipping, Seoul Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries , Gunsan Build number HGHI2745 Keel laying December 28, 2015 Launch April 15, 2016 Whereabouts Sunk on June 12, 2020 about 100 km from São Luís

Ship dimensions and crew length 340.00 m ( Lüa ) width 55.00 m Side height 29.00 m Draft Max. 21.42 m measurement 151,596 GT / 50,544 NRZ

Machine system machine 1 × diesel engine Machine performance 22,748 kW (30,929 hp) Service speed 15 kn (28 km / h) propeller 1

Transport capacities Load capacity 300,630 dwt Volume 168,521 m³

Others Classifications Korean Register of Shipping Registration numbers IMO no. 9726803

The Stellar Banner is a 2016-built VLOC - bulk of South Korean shipping company Polaris Shipping.

The ship was part of a series of three commissioned by Hyundai Heavy Industries in January 2014. The lead ship Stellar Ace was delivered in December 2015, the Stellar Banner followed in June 2016 and in June 2017 the trio was completed with the Stellar Crown . Polaris operated the Stellar Banner and a few other ships in a long-term charter from the Brazilian company Vale .

The Stellar Banner began a journey of 294,800 tons of Brazilian iron ore from Ponta da Madeira to Qingdao in China in February 2020 . After leaving Ponta da Madeira on February 24, 2020, the ore ship was listed and was then put aground about 100 km from São Luís to prevent sinking. The crew was saved. Over 300 liters of fuel leaked; a total of 4,000 tons of fuel were on board. At the beginning of June 2020 the ship was lifted after about 145,000 tons of iron ore had been lightened and sunk on June 12, including the remaining cargo of 145,000 tons of iron ore.

The shipwreck brought back memories of the sinking of the Stellar Daisy .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Page from Polaris Shipping (English)
2. ↑ VLOC bulk carrier STELLAR BANNER near capsize, POLARIS latest statement. In: fleetmon.com. FleetMon.com, accessed April 13, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Rush to prevent bunker spill from grounded VLOC Stellar Banner. In: seatrade-maritime.com. Seatrade Maritime, 2020, accessed April 13, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Giant Ore Carrier Stellar Banner Refloated Off Brazil. In: gcaptain.com. June 4, 2020, accessed on June 12, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Stellar Banner scuttling caught on dramatic video at splash247.com , June 13, 2020. (English)
6. ↑ Stellar Banner Grounding: Vale Mobilizing Oil Spill Response Assets. In: gcaptain.com. gCaptain, 2020, accessed April 13, 2020 . 

Coordinates: 1 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  S , 43 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  W.