In 2001, the vessel was at the centre of the Tampa Affair when its crew rescued 433 refugees in international waters, but the Australian government refused permission for them to disembark on Christmas island.
ABC news report of the Tampa affair and its political context, October 2001.
In August 2001, under Captain Arne Rinnan, a diplomatic dispute brewed between Australia, Norway, and Indonesia after Tampa rescued 438 Afghans from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters. The Afghans wanted passage to nearby Christmas Island. The Australian government sought to prevent this by refusing Tampa entry into Australian waters, insisting on their disembarkment elsewhere, and deploying the Special Air Service Regiment to board the ship.[3][4] At the time of the incident, Tampa carried cargo worth A$20 million, and 27 crew.
In October 2006, MV Tampa was one of two Wilhelmsen ships involved in a cocaine-smuggling operation intercepted by the New Zealand Customs Service and the Australian Federal Police. Twenty-seven kilograms (60 lb) of cocaine was allegedly attached to the side of the two cargo ships bound for Australia in purpose-built metal pods, although New Zealand authorities stated they did not believe the ship's crew or owners were involved.[5]
Mary Elzabeth Crock: In the Wake of the Tampa: Conflicting Visions of International Refugee Law in the Management of Refugee Flows. Pacific Rim Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 49–95, 2003.
Peter Mares: Borderline: Australia's Response to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Wake of the Tampa. UNSW Press 2002, ISBN0-86840-789-5.
External links
Update on status of detainees. Accessed 25 June 2005.
January 24, 2023
tampa, roll, roll, container, ship, completed, 1984, hyundai, heavy, industries, south, korea, norway, based, firm, wilhelmsen, lines, shipowning, papeete, french, polynesiahistorynametampa, barber, tampaownerwilhelmsen, lines, shipowningport, registry, norway. MV Tampa was a roll on roll off container ship completed in 1984 by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd in South Korea for the Norway based firm Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning MV Tampa at Papeete French PolynesiaHistoryNameTampa Barber TampaOwnerWilhelmsen Lines ShipowningPort of registry NorwayBuilderHyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan South KoreaYard number248Launched10 October 1983Completed1984IdentificationCall sign LMWO3 IMO number 8204951 MMSI no 257497000FateScrapped 2 August 2013Notes 1 General characteristicsTypeContainer shipTonnage39 900 DWT 66 532 GTLength262 3 m 860 ft 7 in Beam32 26 m 105 ft 10 in Draught9 78 m 32 ft 1 in Decks12Speed21 knots 39 km h 24 mph Crew25Notes 2 In 2001 the vessel was at the centre of the Tampa Affair when its crew rescued 433 refugees in international waters but the Australian government refused permission for them to disembark on Christmas island Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Tampa affair 1 2 Cocaine smuggling bust 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 Further reading 6 External linksService history EditTampa affair Edit Main article Tampa affair source source source source source source ABC news report of the Tampa affair and its political context October 2001 In August 2001 under Captain Arne Rinnan a diplomatic dispute brewed between Australia Norway and Indonesia after Tampa rescued 438 Afghans from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters The Afghans wanted passage to nearby Christmas Island The Australian government sought to prevent this by refusing Tampa entry into Australian waters insisting on their disembarkment elsewhere and deploying the Special Air Service Regiment to board the ship 3 4 At the time of the incident Tampa carried cargo worth A 20 million and 27 crew The crew of Tampa received the Nansen Refugee Award for 2002 from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR for their efforts to follow international principles of saving people in distress at sea Cocaine smuggling bust Edit In October 2006 MV Tampa was one of two Wilhelmsen ships involved in a cocaine smuggling operation intercepted by the New Zealand Customs Service and the Australian Federal Police Twenty seven kilograms 60 lb of cocaine was allegedly attached to the side of the two cargo ships bound for Australia in purpose built metal pods although New Zealand authorities stated they did not believe the ship s crew or owners were involved 5 See also EditMV Taiko Ruddock v VadarlisReferences Edit Tampa 166504 Shippingdatabase com Retrieved 19 May 2013 MV Tampa Wilh Wilhelmsen 2010 Archived from the original on 4 February 2010 Retrieved 4 June 2010 Jason Burke Jason Brace Matthew 2 September 2001 All Australia can offer is guano island the Guardian Retrieved 6 August 2022 Tampa saken in Store norske leksikon Crewdson Patrick 27 October 2006 Tampa one of two ships named in cocaine bust The Age Bibliography EditDavid Marr Maria Wilkinson Dark Victory How a government lied its way to political triumph Allen amp Unwin 2004 ISBN 978 1 74114 447 5 Further reading EditDecision of Justice North Federal Court of Australia 11 September 2001 Decision of Full Court overturning decision of Justice North 18 September 2001 David Marr amp Marian Wilkinson Dark Victory ISBN 1 74114 447 7 McPhedran Ian 2005 The Amazing SAS HarperCollins ISBN 0 7322 7981 X News com au Reflections by Julian Burnside on Tampa with public comments published to coincide with 5 year anniversary of the event Daniel Ross Violent Democracy ch 5 Mary Elzabeth Crock In the Wake of the Tampa Conflicting Visions of International Refugee Law in the Management of Refugee Flows Pacific Rim Journal of Law and Policy Vol 12 No 1 pp 49 95 2003 Peter Mares Borderline Australia s Response to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Wake of the Tampa UNSW Press 2002 ISBN 0 86840 789 5 External links EditNauruWire an Australia based site Update on status of detainees Accessed 25 June 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Tampa amp oldid 1102634607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
