List of Liberia-flagged cargo ships

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This list of Liberia-flagged cargo ships consists of vessels which are registered in Liberia and subject to the laws of that country. Liberia is the world's second most prolific flag state by both tonnage and number of ships, largely due to its status as a flag of convenience.[1] A total of 2,496 bulk carriers, container ships, and general cargo ships flew the Liberian flag in 2021.[2] Any ship which flew the flag at any point in its career, and is present in the encyclopedia, is listed here.

List of ships[edit]

Name Owner Country Year built Type Fate Notes
Altavia Herm. Dauelsberg 1994 General cargo Sold for scrap in 2014.[3]
Amoco Cadiz Amoco Transport Co.  United States 1974 VLCC Sank after grounding on rocks in 1978[4] Caused the largest oil spill of the time[5]
Avenue Star 2008 Bulk carrier
Biscaglia Winged Foot Shipping  Marshall Islands 1986 Chemical tanker Scrapped in 2013
MCP Altona Intership Navigation Co  China 2007 Container ship
MSC Cordoba Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. International 2007 Container ship
Salem Pimmerton Shipping Ltd.  Liberia 1969 Supertanker Scuttled off the coast of Guinea in 1980 to fraudulently claim insurance[6]
Sea Empress Oriental Ocean Shipping 1992 Suezmax oil tanker Scrapped in 2012 Ran aground off Wales in 1996, causing a major oil spill[7]
Torrey Canyon Barracuda Tanker Corporation  United States 1959 Suezmax oil tanker Ran aground and sank off Cornwall in 1996, causing a major oil spill[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chapter 2, Structure and ownership of the world fleet" (PDF). Review of Maritime Transport. UNCTAD: 36. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  2. ^ "Merchant Marine − Country Comparison Ranking". CIA World Factbook. January 2022.
  3. ^ "Altavia (9064322)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ Chelminski, Rudolph (1987). "The Grounding". Superwreck. Amoco Cadiz: The Shipwreck That Had to Happen. New York: William Morrow and Company. ISBN 0688069541.
  5. ^ Visser, Auke (26 August 2010). "Amoco Cadiz". International Super Tankers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  6. ^ Godfrey Hodgson (14 March 2001). "Comment:Oil in troubled waters". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "The Sea Empress oil spill" (PDF). Parliamentary office of Science and Technology. February 1996. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  8. ^ "On This Day 29 March 1967: Bombs rain down on Torrey Canyon". BBC News. 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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