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Showing posts with label Passengers Ship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Passengers Ship. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Sea Adventurer


Date - 2015-05-05

Operator - Quark Expeditions
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Sea Adventurer
Year - 1975
Flag - Bahamas
IMO - 7391422
Status - Active 
Tonnage (GT) - 4376GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 1465t
Length - 100m
Beam - 16.2m
Draught - 4.6m
Propulsion -  2 MAN B&W diesel propulsion engines rated approx 2,640 SHP each 500 HP bowthruster controllable pitch propellers
Speed - 12 knots
Capacity - 122 passengers
Crew - 72

Wrong day for a cruise! 


Thursday, April 30, 2015

Serenissima





Date - 2015-04-30

Operator - Serenissima Cruises
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Serenissima 
Year - 1960
Flag - St Vincent Grenadines (VC)
IMO - 5142657
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 2598GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 660t
Length - 87.41m
Beam - 13.29m
Draught - 4.9m
Propulsion - ?
Speed - 14 knots
Capacity - 110 passengers
Crew - 55

Initially this vessel was supposed to go to Angra but the bad weather conditions made him go to Praia.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Le Boreal





Date - 2014-04-28

Operator - Compagnie Du Ponant 
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Le vBoreal
Year - 2010
Flag -Wallis Futuna Islands (France) 
IMO - 9502506
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 10,944GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 1441t
Length - 142m
Beam - 18m
Draught - 4.8m
Propulsion - ?
Speed - 16 kts
Capacity - 264 Passengers
Crew - 136

This is the sixth and final cruise in Terceira Island  this month. This beautiful "Le Boreal" was built in 2010 in Fincantieri , Italy and have two sister ships "L'Austral" and Le Soléal". These ones along side with the barque "Le Ponant" form the fleet of this company.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Delphin





Date - 2014-04-26

Operator - Vishal Cruises Pvt. Ltd.
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Delphin
Year - 1975
Flag - Bahamas
IMO -  7347536
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 16,214GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 2697
Length - 156.3m
Beam - 22.1m
Draught - 6.3m
Propulsion - 2x
Speed - 21 kts
Capacity - 640 Passengers
Crew - 250

Photo report about the fifth cruise ship in terceira on this month. 

This vessel adn her four sisters belongs to Belorussiya Class cruiseferry and this one in particulary is owned by a indian based company. Was launched in 1974 after beeing built in Helsinki Shipward in Finland..The five ships in the class were originally used in ferry service around the Black Sea. Yes this ship and her sisters sailed under USSR (Soviet) flag. During the 1980s all ships in the class were rebuilt into cruise ships.  In 1985 and 1993 she was rebuilt and renovated.   

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Star Flyer





Date - 2014-04-22

Operator - Star Clippers
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Star Flyer
Year - 1991
Flag - Malta
IMO - 8915433
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 2298GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 300t
Length - 111.6m
Beam - 15.1m
Draught - 5.9m
Propulsion - 1caterpillar 3512 and 16 sails  
Speed - ?
Capacity - 170 passengers
Crew - 72

Another cruise in Terceira island. This time was the four masted barquentine "Star Flyer" that belongs to the swedish operator Star Clippers. This beautiful vessel has a sister ship the "Star Clipper" and they were both built in Belgium. The companie operates in total 3 ships the other one is the "Royal Clipper" For more informations check their website here!

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Sea Cloud II





Date - 2014-04-19

Operator - Sea Cloud Cruises
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Sea Cloud II
Year - 2001
Flag - Malta
IMO - 9171292
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 3849GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 379t 
Length - 117m
Beam - 16m
Draught - 5.7m
Propulsion - 23 sails (3000m2) and 2 Krupp Mak 8 M 20 diesels
Speed - 13 kts
Capacity - 96 passengers
Crew - 63

After the vessel "Island Sky" we have another visit to Angra's port (Porto das Pipas). This time was the passengers ship "Sea Cloud II" that anchored on the historical bay. This vessel was built in Spain in 2001. She belongs to the companie Sea Cloud Cruises and she is the second ship in the fleet.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Island Sky







Date - 2014-04-16

Operator - Noble Caledonia
Type - Passengers Ship
Name - Island Sky
Year - 1992
Flag - Bahamas
IMO - 8802894
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 4200GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 695t
Length - 90.4m
Beam - 15.3m 
Draught - 4.3m
Propulsion - 1
Speed - 13kts
Capacity - 114 passengers
Crew - 73

Photographic report about the passengers ship "Island Sky"at Angra do Heroísmo. On the photos you can see some of the "marks" of our island! On photo nº2 in the background  you can see two little vulcanic islands they are the biggest islest in the archipelago. On photo nº 3 again in background its visible the "Monte Brasil" that are the remains of a volcano on which the spanish during the Philippine Dynasty and later the Portuguese , had built one of the strongest fortress in the whole country. This fortress its called "Forte de São João Baptista".
About the vessel for her size she only had the capacity to 114 passenger. Do you wanna know more about this beautiful vessel - here visit their website here!