MSC Napoli

History
NameMSC Napoli
OwnerMetvale Limited
OperatorZodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd
Port of registry
Builder
Yard number1082
Launched24 August 1991
Out of serviceJanuary 2007
Renamed
  • 2004-2007 MSC Napoli
  • 2001-2004 CMA CGM Normandie
  • 1995-2001 Nedlloyd Normandie
  • 1991-1995 CGM Normandie
Identification
FateDamaged in storm on 18 January 2007; beached on 20 January 2007; broken up on 20 July 2007. Finally removed in July 2009.
Notes
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 53,409 GT
  • 21,088 NT
  • 62,277 DWT
Length275.66 m (904.4 ft)
Beam37.10 m (121.7 ft)
Draught13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Installed power34,480 KW
Speed24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity
  • 4,734 TEU
  • 2,684 TEU on deck
  • 2,050 TEU below
Crew31
Notes

MSC Napoli was a United Kingdom-flagged container ship that developed a hull breach due to rough seas and slamming in the English Channel on 18 January 2007. She was deliberately run aground at Lyme Bay to avoid an environmental disaster and broken up by salvors.