MV Tricolor

Nosac Sun in 1994
History
Panama
NameNosac Sun
BuilderTsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Japan
Yard number589
Launched3 March 1987
Completed10 June 1987
IdentificationIMO Number 8600181
FateSold in 1996
Norway
NameTricolor
OwnerCapital Bank, Scotland
Acquired1996
Out of service14 December 2002
FateSank following collision
General characteristics
Class & typeSingle screw PCTC (Pure Car Truck Carrier)
Tonnage49,792 GT
Length190 m (620 ft)
Beam32.2 m (106 ft)
Draught9.12 m (29.9 ft)

MV Tricolor was a 50,000 tonne Norwegian-flagged vehicle carrier built in 1987, notable for having been involved in three collisions in the English Channel within two weeks.

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