MV Pacific Opal

History
Name:
  • Hatasia (1993-2006)
  • Pacific Opal (2006-)
Owner:
  • First International Capital Ltd Group, Monrovia (as completed)
  • Tankers Pacific Management
Port of registry:  Liberia (as Hatasia)
Builder: Halla Engineering & Heavy Industries, Inchon, Korea
Yard number: S-197
Launched: 23 October 1993
Completed: December 1993
Identification: IMO number: 9047386
Status: Active
General characteristics
Tonnage:
Length: 601 ft 5.5 in (183.32 m)
Beam: 105 ft 7.75 in (32.20 m)
Draught: 40 ft 0.75 in (12.21 m)
Speed: 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity: 325,977 barrels of fluid

The MV Pacific Opal (ex-Hatasia) is a chemical tanker built in 1993 and currently owned by Tankers Pacific Management Singapore.

Event off Somalia

The ship was approached by three skiffs while sailing off the coast of Somalia on 4 April 2009. Presuming them to be potential pirates, the Pacific Opal sent a mayday, which was received by the Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg, which was nearby escorting another vessel. HMCS Winnipeg sent a Sea King helicopter to investigate, and the skiffs retreated.

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