MV YM Uranus

YM Uranus is a tanker registered under the Maltese flag. It was involved in a collision on 8 October 2010 off the coast of Brittany, France.

Description
YM Uranus is 119.60 m long overall, with a beam of 16.90 m and a depth of 8.40 m, with a draught of 6.80 m. She is assessed as 4,829 GT, 2,297 NT and 7,000 DWT.

The ship is propelled by a 3000 kW MAN diesel engine which was built by STX Corporation of Korea. The engine has six cylinders of 32 cm diameter by 40 cm stroke. It drives a single screw propeller which can propel the ship at 14 kn.

History
YM Uranus was built by Marmara Shipyards, Istanbul, Turkey. She was launched on 5 November 2008. Her port of registry is Valletta, Malta. YM Uranus is operated under the management of V Ships UK Ltd, Glasgow. At 03:27 UTC on 8 October 2010, YM Uranus was involved in a collision with the Panamanian bulk carrier MV Hanjin Rizhao, 50 nmi south west of Ouessant off the Brittany coast. All 13 crew took to the lifeboats at around 03:30 UTC, from where they were rescued by a French helicopter and taken to Brest. The ship was taken under tow by French tug Abeille Bourbon. Making 4 kn, it took about 13 hours to reach Brest. YM Uranus was on a voyage from Porto Marghera, Italy to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hanjin Rizhao was on a voyage from Las Palmas, Spain to Rotterdam, Netherlands.