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MV ''Kowloon Bridge'' was a ''Bridge''-class ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built by Swan Hunter in 1973, but sank off the coast of the Republic of Ireland in December 1986. ==History== The MV ''Kowloon Bridge'' was built on the River Tees by Swan Hunter for Bibby Line and originally named ''English Bridge''. In 1977, the vessel was renamed ''Worcestershire'', as the fourth vessel to carry that name in the Bibby Line fleet. In 1979, the vessel was sold to Amroth Investments and renamed ''Sunshine''. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bibby.html )〕 The vessel was renamed a further three times, before the becoming known as ''Kowloon Bridge''. The vessel's last voyage was between Sept-Îles, Canada headed for the River Clyde with a cargo of iron ore and oil. On 20 November 1986, she anchored in Bantry Bay, Republic of Ireland after developing deck cracking in one of her frames during her Atlantic crossing. After leaving port, she lost steerage in very severe weather. Royal Air Force helicopters rescued the crew and the ''Kowloon Bridge'' was effectively abandoned with her engine running, heading away from the Irish coast. A tugboat that tried to reach her had to abandon the salvage attempt after she too sustained storm damage. Within hours, the Kowloon Bridge ran aground on a submerged reef near The Stags rocks off West Cork in the Republic of Ireland. The resulting fuel spilt out over the Irish coastline causing extensive damage to local wildlife, and financial losses for the local fishing fleet. In Spring 1987, ''Kowloon Bridge'' split into three sections and sank.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishwrecksonline.net/details/KowloonBridge548.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Kowloon Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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