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The Oriental Bluebird serves as the fuel tanker for Japan's whaling fleet<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/media.cfm?c_id=1501010&objectid=10361629&content_media_id=4803868 NZ Herald], 27 January 2005</ref>, and also transports whale meat.<ref>[http://weblog.greenpeace.org/oceandefenders/archive/2006/01/tons_of_science.html Greenpeace weblog], eyewitness account, published 9 January 2006</ref> |
The Oriental Bluebird serves as the fuel tanker for Japan's whaling fleet<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/media.cfm?c_id=1501010&objectid=10361629&content_media_id=4803868 NZ Herald], 27 January 2005</ref>, and also transports whale meat.<ref>[http://weblog.greenpeace.org/oceandefenders/archive/2006/01/tons_of_science.html Greenpeace weblog], eyewitness account, published 9 January 2006</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:28, 21 February 2007
| Oriental Bluebird | |
| Year built: | 1979[1] |
| Tonnage: | 8,725 (gross)[2] |
| Length: | 143.290m (overall)[3] |
| Breadth: | 20.41m (moulded)[4] |
| Draft: | 8.42m [5] |
| Type: | Products tanker (single hulled)[6] |
| Owner: | Bluebird Transporte[7] |
| Operator: | New Shipping Kaisha[8] |
| Registry: | Panama[9] |
The Oriental Bluebird was originally the Japanese flagged Hiyo Maru. In 1992, it was renamed and re-flagged to Panama.[10]
The Oriental Bluebird serves as the fuel tanker for Japan's whaling fleet[11], and also transports whale meat.[12]
References
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, access date February 20, 2007
- ^ NZ Herald, 27 January 2005
- ^ Greenpeace weblog, eyewitness account, published 9 January 2006