MV Tecam Sea

The Motor Vessel Tecam Sea is a bulk carrier built in 1984. The ship was built by Hitachi Zosen shipyard in Innoshima, Japan, and purchased by Sea Quality, a shipping company based in Athens, Greece. The ship was involved in a collision with the M/V Federal Fuji in the port of Sorel, Quebec on 27 April 2000.^[1] The squat effect phenomenon is believed to be a factor in the collision.

History
Name	Tecam Sea
Owner	Sea Quality
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas
Builder	Hitachi Zosen, Innoshima, Japan
Launched	1 February 1984
Completed	1984
Identification	IMO number: 8308824 Callsign: DYTT
Fate	Scrapped 12 June 2012
General characteristics
Tonnage	17,056 gt
Length	178.21 m
Draught	Forward: 9.3 m Aft: 9.4 m
Propulsion	One Sulzer diesel, 6RTA58, 8474 kW
Crew	21

The Tecam Sea, under Panamanian ownership, was involved in illegal oil-waste dumping off the Canadian coast on 8 Sept 2002, resulting in eight serious pollution charges. Due to improper handling of the case by authorities, the case was dismissed and charges were dropped.^[2]