MV Angeln
Career | |
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Name: | Angeln |
Owner: | Brise Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG |
Operator: | Bernuth Line |
Port of registry: | 22x20px Saint John's |
Route: | Trinidad - Saint Lucia - Barbados - Suriname - Guyana - Trinidad |
Builder: | Zhousan, China |
Launched: | 2004 |
Out of service: | 21 February 2010 |
Identification: | IMO number: 9298600 MMSI Number 304618000 Callsign V2BU2 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Container ship |
Tonnage: |
6,704 GT 3,557 NT |
Length: |
132.57 metres (434 ft 11 in) overall 123.40 metres (404 ft 10 in) between perpendiculars |
Beam: | 19.20 metres (63 ft 0 in) |
Height: |
33.20 metres (108 ft 11 in) (in ballast) 31.90 metres (104 ft 8 in) (laden) |
Draught: | 7.22 metres (23 ft 8 in) (summer) |
Depth: | 9.20 metres (30 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion: | MAK 7 M 43 diesel engine |
Speed: | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) |
Capacity: | 657 TEU |
Crew: | 15 |
Notes: | Fitted with two 50t capacity cranes |
Angeln was a container ship which was built in 2004. She capsized and sank off Saint Lucia in February 2010.
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[hide]Description
Angeln was built by Zhoushan Shipyard, China in 2004. She was 132.57 metres (434 ft 11 in) overall and 123.40 metres (404 ft 10 in) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 19.20 metres (63 ft 0 in). She had a draught of 7.22 metres (23 ft 8 in), and an air draught of 33.20 metres (108 ft 11 in) when in ballast or 31.90 metres (104 ft 8 in) when laden. Her depth was 9.20 metres (30 ft 2 in). Angeln was powered by a MAK 7 M 43 diesel engine of 6,300 kilowatts (8,400 hp) which could propel her at 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h).[1]
History
Angeln was owned by Brise Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany. She was chartered by Bernuth Lines, Miami, Florida.[2] She was allocated IMO Number 9298600. MMSI Number 304618000 and used the callsign V2BU2.[3] In 2009, she was drydocked for examination by Germanischer Lloyd[4]
Sinking
On 21 February 2010, Angeln departed Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia at about 21:00 local time (01:00 on 22 February UTC) bound for Barbados. She developed a list which rapidly increased. The order was given to abandon ship, which all 15 crew did successfully. Between 21:30 and 22:00, the ship capsized and sank. A salvage agreement was made with Titan Salvage under Lloyd's Open Form rules, but it was later decided that the ship was a constructive total loss. Titan were then awarded another contract to remove pollutants from the wreck. This work commenced on 4 March 2010,[4] and completed on 21 April. The wreck has been designated a protected site by the The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority, who have issued a Wreck Removal Order.[5]
References
- Jump up ↑ "M. V. Angeln". Brise Schiffahrt. http://www.brise.de/download/details/Angeln.pdf. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- Jump up ↑ "SLAPSA investigating capsized cargo vessel". Shipbuilders & Shiprepairers Association. 8 March 2010. http://www.ssa.org.uk/story/show/358. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- Jump up ↑ "Angeln (IMO: 9298600)". Vesseltracker. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Angeln-9298600.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 "To Whom It May Concern". Brise Bereederung, Hamburg. 5 May 2010. http://www.brise.de/download/Pressemitteilung_ANGELN_engl.pdf. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- Jump up ↑ "Update on MV Angeln - Fuel Removal Process Successfully Completed". The Voice. 24 April 2010. http://www.thevoiceslu.com/features/2010/april/24_04_10/Update.htm. Retrieved 8 June 2010.