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Spanaco Fidelity of St. John's, Antigua

Spanaco Fidelity leaving Great Yarmouth for Rotterdam, Holland.

 

Name: Spanaco Fidelity

Vessel type: Cargo vessel

Design: Bodewes Trader 4300

Home port: St. John's

Flag: Antigua and Barbuda

IMO: 9472024

MMSI: 304713000

Call sign: V2QR9

Crew: 9

Length overall: 89.98 m

Beam: 15.2 m

Draught: 5.1 m

Depth, moulded: 6.6 m

Gross tonnage: 2,984 ton

Net tonnage: 1,769 ton

Max deadweight: 4,192 ton

Number of holds: 1

Hold dimension: 61.5 x 12.65 x 7.99 m

Hold capacity: 5,975 m3

Hold capacity with bulkheads: 5,860 m3

Fuel capacity: 210 m3

Engine: 1 x Yanmar 6EY26

Engine output: 1 x 23,414 hp (1,800 kW) at 750 rpm

Bow thruster: 1 x 382 hp (285 kW)

Max speed: 14.4 knots

Service speed: 12 knots

Builder: Rongcheng Shipbuilding Industry Group, Rongcheng, China

Yard number: RC18

Keel laid: 28th. February 2008

Launch date: 6th. February 2009

Completion date: 15th. April 2009

Registered owner: Spanaco Four Limited, St. John’s

Operator: Hermann Lohmann Bereederungen, Haren Ems, Germany

 

Previous names:

Lunamar until 2nd. October 2019

Araldiep until 13th. February 2014

 

GROUNDING OFF STRALSUND.

At 1.30 p.m. on 14th. May 2016, Lunamar, having just arrived from Wismar, Germany ran aground in the northern approach of Stralsund, Germany in the area of the Vierendehl trench due to a navigational mistake. The German tug Bock was called to assist and pulled the vessel off. It moored in port at 5.45 p.m. where the marine police detained the ship and launched investigations.

 

SHIP CLOSE TO GROUNDING.

Sailing from Gdynia, Poland, Lunamar was in danger of running aground between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden. after the drunken captain had fallen asleep at the helm just as the ship was heading toward Vaasa on 24th. April 2014. Helicopters were dispatched from both Sweden and Finland and the MRCC Turku alerted. The captain woke up approximately 15 minutes before running aground his ship off Valsörarna, Finland. The Polish captain was questioned by the Border Guard and then the police took out a deportation order. Another crew member took over the helm.

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