The vessel Stena Paris is a chemical tanker owned and operated by CM P-Max 1 Ltd.

The net tonnage is 36,064 NT and on board there are 10 cargo tanks with capacity for 70,200 cub m. The ships main engines are two MAN B&W 6S46MC-C with total power of 21,000 hp.

In addition on board there are four diesel generators MAN B&W 7L23/30H, which support the propulsion system and cargo handling equipment.

This year on 6 August 2014 the crew of Stena Paris entered into the news by saving an elderly Swedish couple from their dismasted yacht near the Cook Islands.

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) detected a beacon alert from the yacht Blue Horizon.