Elektra

Date - 2014-10-21

Operator - Wallenius Marine Singapore Singapore

Type - Vehicles Carrier

Name - Elektra

Year - 1999

Flag - Singapore

IMO - 9176577

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - 67.264GT

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 28.126t

Length - 227.95m

Beam - 32.29m

Draught - 11.02m

Propulsion - KHIC MAN B&W 8S 60MC 14.7 MW

Speed - 20 kts

Capacity - 7.200 cars or 3.600 cars and 600 trucks

Cranes - none

Crew - 15 (basic)

On its way to New York this vessel had to divert his course to Terceira island due a medical problem with one of her crew, the evacuation had to be made at Angra shore due to strong winds and maritime agitation on praia's shore! This vessel was built in South Korea at Daewoo Heavy Industry Ltd. It's very common to see this type of vessels passing in the azores but its the first time that one came soo close to the shore.