Birgo
shipwreck
IMO 6727167
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Birgo
- IMO number
- 6727167
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
- 296
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 56.7 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1967
- Builder
- Ørens Mekaniske Værksted
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Birgo
MS Birgo was a Norwegian cargo ship that was built in 1967. The ship sank 18 July 1978 in Nedstrandfjorden (part of Boknafjorden). While the initial investigation was inconclusive, the loss was later determined to be a deliberate scuttling by the ship's owner as an insurance fraud scheme. The litigation by the insurance company in the aftermath of the investigation reached the Supreme Court where the principle of condictio indebiti was tested.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Birgo now?
- Birgo has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Birgo?
- Birgo is a shipwreck, built in 1967 by Ørens Mekaniske Værksted. The vessel is 56.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 296.
- Has Birgo been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Birgo appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).