 MV "Tyne Bridge" (91,084 GRT 166,000 DWT est., 1972) was built for Hunting and Sons Ltd., of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.Suffered several major accidents during her lifespan, including an engine room fire in South America when almost new and a major explosion of number eight cargo hold in the Sea of Japan several years later.The latter followed the striking of a "growler" in the Strait of Belle Isle on a voyage from Immingham in the UK to Sept-Îles, Quebec in Quebec, Canada, which caused severe damage to her bulbous bow, fore-peak and fore-deep tanks.