MT Sidsel Knutsen was a Norwegian oil tanker built in 1993.
Design Sidsel Knutsen was long and was owned and operated by Knutsen O.A.S. Shipping. The ship was designed for the shipping of oil products, including gasoline, plain crude oil, and biodiesel. The Sidsel Knutsen also had a sister ship, Turid Knutsen, which is also a tanker, and was built in 1993. The home port of both ships was Haugesund, Norway. Both ships were capable of hauling 5,000 tons of cargo and were commonly loaded with over 1,000,000 gallons of various liquids. Sidsel Knutsen makes frequent trips from Norway to the United States to pick up loads of biodiesel and deliver them to European ports. The company that Sidsel Knutsen gets her biodiesel from Lake Erie Biofuels in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was a major producer of biofuel in the United States.
Incidents
2001
Sidsel Knutsen is perhaps best known for an incident that occurred in the Detroit River in October 2001. A mail boat, , capsized shortly after 0700 on an October morning as she was delivering a pilot to Sidsel Knutsen. J. W. Westcotts captain and a deckhand, were killed in the incident. Two Canadian pilots who were aboard J. W. Westcott swam to safety in the fast-moving river that separates Detroit from Windsor, Ontario. Sidsel Knutsen was undamaged by the incident because of her large size and steel hull.
2010 On 3 August 2010, Sidesel Knusten lost engine power after sustaining an engine fire when traveling north along the St. Clair River. The ship hit a buoy and swung around and headed for the seawall, the ship dropped its anchor before making contact and was only 10 feet from the seawall. This occurred near The Voyageur restaurant during operational hours. No injuries were reported. The ship was repaired and was back in service on 8 August 2010.
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