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MV Iron Baron (1985), the Glossary

MV Iron Baron (formerly MV Ocean Express and MV Irrawaddy) was a 37,557 dwt bulk carrier built in 1985.^[1]

Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database

The Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database (AUCHD) is an online, searchable database containing data on shipwrecks, aircraft that have been submerged underwater or wrecked on the shore, and other artefacts of cultural significance which are or have been underwater.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Bell Bay, Tasmania

Bell Bay is an industrial centre and port located on the eastern shore of the Tamar River, in northern Tasmania, Australia.

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BHP Shipping

BHP Shipping was an Australian ship transport and shipbuilding arm of BHP. MV Iron Baron (1985) and BHP Shipping are ships of BHP Shipping.

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Bulk carrier

A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo—such as grain, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement—in its cargo holds. MV Iron Baron (1985) and bulk carrier are bulk carriers.

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Deadweight tonnage

Deadweight tonnage (also known as deadweight; abbreviated to DWT, D.W.T., d.w.t., or dwt) or tons deadweight (DWT) is a measure of how much weight a ship can carry.

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Department of the Environment and Energy

The Department of the Environment and Energy (DEE) was an Australian government department in existence between 2016 and 2020.

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Flinders Island

Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania.

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Groote Eylandt

Groote Eylandt (Anindilyakwa: Ayangkidarrba; meaning "island") is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the fourth largest island in Australia.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Knot (unit)

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly (approximately or). The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn.

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Little penguin

The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is a species of penguin from New Zealand.

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Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25.

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Ninth Island

The Ninth Island, officially Tareerpattel-tarerenner / Ninth Island, is a uninhabited granite island situated in Bass Strait as part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.

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Oil spill

An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.

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Ore

Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals concentrated above background levels, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.

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Port Kembla, New South Wales

Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 10 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales.

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Scuttling

A ship is scuttled when its crew deliberately sinks it, typically by opening holes in its hull. MV Iron Baron (1985) and Scuttling are scuttled vessels.

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