Asphalt Princess (ship, 1976)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The Thalassa Desgagnes was a double-hulled tanker operated by Groupe Desgagné.[1] She was built in Norway in 1976.
On February 13, 2010, while moored in Montreal, welding work sparked a small explosion, and fire.[1] The vessel's holds were empty at the time of the fire, which was quickly extinguished. One person was injured.
In January 6, 2014, ice accumulation caused her to run aground, on the St Lawrence River, between Montreal and Trois-Rivières.[2]
On July 3, 2015, Groupe Desgagné announced they would be replacing the Thalassa Desgagnes with a new vessel, powered by less polluting natural gas fired engines.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Incendie sur un navire, Radio Canada, 2010-02-13. Retrieved on 2016-01-11. (in French) “Le navire battant pavillon canadien est le Thalassa Desgagnés. Appartenant au Groupe Desgagné, il s'agit d'un pétrolier à double coque en réparation depuis un mois. Il était vide au moment de l'incident et ne présentait donc aucune risque d'explosion.”
- ↑ Navire échoué en amont du lac Saint-Pierre, Radio Canada, 2014-01-06. Retrieved on 2016-01-11. (in French) “Un navire amarré au port de Sorel-Tracy, le Thalassa-Desgagnés, est maintenant à la dérive. Ses amarres se sont rompues sous la puissance de la glace.”
- ↑ Groupe Desgagnés aura deux pétroliers mus au gaz naturel, Le Soliel, 2015-07-03. Retrieved on 2016-01-11. (in French) “Ils remplaceront le Thalassa Desgagnés. Ils serviront à transporter du pétrole provenant des raffineries situées à Lévis et à Montréal de même que des produits bitumineux, comme ceux pour fabriquer de l'asphalte.”
- ↑ Deborah Haynes. Iran-backed armed attackers suspected of seizing tanker off UAE coast, Sky News, 2021-08-03. Retrieved on 2021-08-03.
- ↑ MV Asphalt Princess: Ship hijacked off UAE ordered to sail to Iran, BBC News, 2021-08-03.
- ↑ Roland Oliphant, James Rothwell, Danielle Sheridan. Iran 'hijacks' oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, The Daily Telegraph, 2021-08-03. Retrieved on 2021-08-03.
- ↑ Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout. UK sources see Iran involved in potential vessel hijack, says Times newspaper, Reuters, 2021-08-03. Retrieved on 2021-08-03.
- ↑ Iran suspected of carrying out hijack off UAE coast, The Jerusalem Post, 2021-08-03. Retrieved on 2021-08-03.