Monday 18 June 2012

m.v. LA FALDA

m.v. "La Falda".
ex Sunmark '74.
Owner Louis Dreyfus & Co. Ltd., London, United Kingdom.
Flag United Kingdom.
Built 1972 by Ankerlokken Verft Glommen A/S, Fredrikstad, Norway.
Grt. 1.600, nrt. 1.035, dwt. 3.384,
l.o.a. 100.72 mt., breadth 14.64 mt.
Engine type Motor, Nydqvist & Holm A/B, 4.200 bhp., speed 16 kn.
Vessel type Tank (Chemical)
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m.v. CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS

m.v. "Christiaan Huygens."
Owner Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Built 1928 by Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Flag the Netherlands.
Grt. 15.704, l.o.a. 173.70 mt., beam 20.90 mt.
Engine type Motor, Sulzer Bros., 11.600 bhp.
Speed 17 knots.
Vessel type Passenger.

On August 26, 1945, the "Christiaan Huygens" struck a mine near Westkappelle, while on voyage from Antwerp to Rotterdam. On September 5, 1945 the vessel broke in two.
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Friday 15 June 2012

m.v. RORO CIMBRIA

m.v. "Roro Cimbria".
ex Landmark '74.
Owner Roro Cimbria "Palm" Schiffahrtsges. m.b.H., (Christian Ahrenkiel), Bremen, Germany.
Flag Germany.
Built 1972 by Ankerlokken Verft Glommen A/S, Fredrikstad, Norway.
Grt. 770, nrt. 191, dwt. 1.200, l.o.a. 105.34 mt., beam 15.22 mt.
Engine type Motor, Nydqvist & Holm A/B, 3.900 bhp.
Speed 17 knots.
Vessel type Ro/Container/Cargo.
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m.v. TAIFUN

m.v. "Taifun".
Owner Grimm Schiffahrtsges. m.b.H. & Co., Hamburg, Germany.
Flag Panama.
Built 1970 by Orenstein & Koppel A.G., Lubeck, Germany.
Grt. 2.827, nrt. 1.949, dwt. 5.883,
l.o.a. 116.72 mt., beam 17.25 mt.
Engine type Motor, Atlas-MaK Masch.bau, 4.000 bhp., speed 15.25 kn.
Vessel type Motor.
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