Blue Magpie (ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Blue Magpie |
| Owner | Jinyu Shipping Company |
| Port of registry | Panama |
| Builder | Shin Kurushima Dockyard, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Launched | 1982 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8217673 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 110 metres (360 ft) |
| Crew | 19 |
Blue Magpie was a 105-metre Japanese freighter owned by Jinyu Shipping Company. She was registered at Panama, and chartered to a Dutch corporation. In November 1983, she ran aground at Newport, Oregon, spilling 285,000 litres of crude oil into the coastal waters.