Containership “Neptune Crystal” arriving at Pusan (Busan), 11th March 1981
Owner: Bertram Trading Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Manager: Neptune Shipmanagement Services (Pte.) Ltd., Singapore
Flag: Singapore
Builder: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Kure (Hull-2727)
Gross tons: 30,323
Deadweight: 38,492
Length overall: 230.00 m
Max. draft: 12.526 m
Engine:12-cylinder Sulzer diesel, 40,200 b.h.p.
Speed: 23 knots
Container capacity: 2,316 t.e.u.
Completed 1980
Renamed “NOL Crystal” August 1996, owner Zephaniah Pte Ltd., Singapore (same manager)
Renamed “ APL CRYSTAL” January 2000 (NOL had taken over APL [American President Lines] in November 1997)
Renamed “Crystal 1” December 2001
Some (but not all) sources state she was renamed “Crystal I” in 2004 (some time before May)
Sold to Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC), Switzerland, May 2004, renamed “MSC “Chitra” (Panama flag)
While leaving Mumbai on 7 August 2010 she collided with general cargo ship variously reported as “Khalija 3”, Khalijia 3” or “Khalijia III” (IMO 8128690) & capsized, causing the worse oil spill in the Arabian Sea. Refloated the following year & tied up alongside but on 19 March 2011 her moorings broke & she was eventually towed to Alang for demolition.