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MV Braer
MV Braer in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
MV Braer is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
MV Braer was an oil tanker which ran aground during a storm off Shetland, Scotland, in January 1993, and nearly a week later broke up during the most intense extratropical cyclone on record for the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Braer Storm of January 1993.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The MV Braer was originally launched as the Hellespont Pride and was constructed by Oshima Shipbuilding Company in 1975. The Braer was originally owned by Tucana Shipping Company of Singapore before being purchased by the Hancock Shipping Company registered in Monrovia when she was renamed Brae Trader. She was named Braer when she was acquired by the Braer Corporation in 1990.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 59.8833, -1.3500
Sources
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Braer?
- MV Braer is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is MV Braer?
- MV Braer in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to MV Braer?
- Its coordinates are 59.8833°, -1.3500°.
- Who owns MV Braer?
- MV Braer is owned by Braer Corporation.