Story
This freighter was built in 1980 by Matsura Iron Shipbuilding in Osakikamijima.
Historical Notes
This vessel is a cargo ship that brought 492 illegal Sri Lankan Tamil refugees into British Columbia, Canada in August 2010. It is alleged that they were connected with the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam], The name Sun Sea was never officially registered with any authority. Following the arrival of the Sun Sea, and the MV Ocean Lady, a migrant smuggling vessel that arrived on Canada's west coast in October 2009 (CAN-S-Ocean Lady on this database), the Canadian Government introduced the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, SC 2012, c 17 to, inter alia, prosecute those responsible for these arrivals.)
Owners & Masters
In 1995-2010 she was owned by Harin Panich, Thailand.
In 2010 she was owned by Christhurajah Kunarobinson, Thailand.
In 2013 she was impounded by the Government of Canada in the Fraser River. In August 2019 she was towed away - apparently to Nanaimo BC Canada for ship-breaking.
Masters
Captain Vinod (2010);
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- sherloc.unodc.org ↗ (website viewed 12/10/2024)
