The Sinking of the OBO Carrier MV Derbyshire

The MV Derbyshire was built in 1976 at the Swan Hunter Shipyard Newcastle England. She was an Ore, Bulk, Oil, (OBO) Carrier the final vessel to be built to the Bridge Class design, this type of vessel was very strongly built due to the weight of the iron ore when carried. She was originally the MV Liverpool Bridge being renamed MV Derbyshire in 1978. She sank in Typhoon Orchid four years later in the South China Seas going down with all hands. Subsequent investigations have blamed structural design of the cargo hold hatches, and a design fault at a watertight bulkhead for'd of the bridge for her loss. Huge waves stove in the for'd hatches allowing huge amounts of water to enter the holds, eventually causing her loss.