On 7 December 2007, the

container ship A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal ...

''MSC Prestige'' (IMO 9321029) collided with a large tanker MV ''Samco Europe'', off the

Red Sea The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ...

traffic separation scheme of Bab-el-Mandeb. Both vessels suffered severe damage at their bows and had to undergo major repairs. The collision caused more than $50 million in damage. An official report was compiled. The ''MSC Prestige'' was subsequently renamed back to ''MOL Prestige''.

Legal case

The fault was ruled to be due to both vessels, but 60% of the blame was apportioned to the ''MSC Prestige'' because it failed to keep a good radar and visual lookout, and failed to substantially take action to stop the collision. The ''Samco Europe'' was ruled partially at fault because it failed to have a good lookout when it realized the MSC Prestige was altering course to starboard.

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Photos of the damage
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