Stellar Daisy

History
Name
  • Sunrise III (1993–2006)
  • Sunrise (2006–2008)
  • Stellar Daisy (2008–2017)
OwnerVP-14 Shipping Inc, Majuro
OperatorPolaris Shipping Co Ltd, Seoul
Port of registry
RouteBrazil—China
Ordered1990
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Nagasaki, Japan
Yard number2072
Laid downJuly 23, 1992
LaunchedFebruary 25, 1993
CompletedJuly 2, 1993
Identification
FateSank off the coast of Uruguay on March 31, 2017
General characteristics
TypeOre carrier
Tonnage
  • 148,431 GT
  • 44,530 NT
  • 266,141 DWT
Length321.95 m (1,056 ft 3 in)
Beam58 m (190 ft 3 in)
Draught20.326 m (66 ft 8 in)
Depth29.5 m (96 ft 9 in)
Installed power9-cylinder diesel engine, 21,928 kW
PropulsionSingle shaft; fixed pitch propeller
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Crew24

MV Stellar Daisy was a South Korean-owned very large ore carrier (VLOC) that sank on March 31, 2017 in the South Atlantic off the coast of Uruguay while on a voyage from Brazil to China. She was the largest ship, by a factor of nearly 2 on gross tonnage, to be lost at sea.