A collection of Vessels spotted on the Eastern Cape Coast on my beach walks and from our home in Seaview, Claredon Marine, Port Elizabeth

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Dal Karoo


Dal Karoo - Deutsche Afrika Linien

Ship Type: Container ship
Year Built: 2003
Length x Breadth: 292 m X 33 m
Gross Tonnage: 50757, DeadWeight: 61636 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 17.4 / 12.4 knots
Flag: Denmark [DK] 
Call Sign: OUTK2
IMO: 9235579, MMSI: 219219000

Port Elizabeth Harbor:  Arrive 2013-03-27 22:07, Depart 2013-03-28 18:59

Frontier, Ocean Africa

Frontier, Ocean Africa
Ship Type: Container ship
Year Built: 1987
Length x Breadth: 147 m X 22 m
Flag: Liberia [LR] 
Call Sign: A8KI2
IMO: 8614194, MMSI: 636091179

Harbor - Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Arcadia


Date Spotted:  19 January 2013 @ 18h50 passing the Cape Recife Lighthouse, Port Elizabeth.


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Bulk carrier
Year Built: 2002
Length x Breadth: 189 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 28693, DeadWeight: 50362 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 7.3 / 5.9 knots
Flag: Malta [MT]
Call Sign: 9HYW6
IMO: 9217917, MMSI: 215037000

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Höegh Sydney & Lars Maersk

Höegh Sydney (left) &  Lars Maersk (right)
Hope to get better photo's in the future!  Taken from my car window.

Both ships in Port Elizabeth Harbor on 27 December 2012, 19h40

Höegh Sydney (Autoliners)


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Vehicles carrier
Year Built: 2007
Length x Breadth: 170 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 51731, DeadWeight: 17311 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 18.6 / 14.2 knots
Flag: Panama [PA]
Call Sign: 3FEF4




LARS MAERSK

(Maersk Line)
Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Container ship
Year Built: 2004
Length x Breadth: 266 m X 38 m
Gross Tonnage: 50657, DeadWeight: 62994 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 19.9 / 11.4 knots
Flag: Denmark [DK]
Call Sign: OVSB2
IMO: 9294379, MMSI: 220291000



TORRENS

 (Wallenius Wilhelmsen)
MV Torrens, a pure car and truck carrier with a car carrying capacity of 6 500 cars

Entering Port Elizabeth Harbor on 15 December 2012, 16h04
Destination:  Cape Town, ETA 17 December 2012


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Ro-ro/passenger ship
Year Built: 2004
Length x Breadth: 200 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 61321, DeadWeight: 19628 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 20 / 16.9 knots
Flag: United Kingdom [UK]
Call Sign: MHBK6
IMO: 9293612, MMSI: 232248000



FRONTIER



Date spotted:  27 December 2012, approaching Port Elizabeth Harbor @ 19h05


FRONTIER (Ocean Africa)
Ship Type: Container ship
Length x Breadth: 147m X 22m
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 6.5 / 6.1 knots
Flag: Liberia [LR]  Call Sign: A8KI2
MMSI: 636091179  IMO: 8614194

Saturday, December 15, 2012

MEDI CHENNAI (d'Amico)


Date Spotted:  9 December 2012


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Bulk carrier
Year Built: 2005
Length x Breadth: 189 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 30822, DeadWeight: 55862 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 15.9 / 11.9 knots
Flag: Panama [PA]
Call Sign: 3ECQ3
IMO: 9300221, MMSI: 371388000