MV HAV Sand
Ex Helena VG, Rochefort, Oldersum
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 06/10/2025)
Steel single screw “Lilama Lisemco 3300 class” motor vessel built in 2011 by Lilama Lisemco, Hai Phong. Vietnam (Yard No LS-013/TD06) as General Cargo ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 86.0 m (overall) 82.42 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 12.40 m
- Depth: 6.7 m
- Draught: 5.31 m
- Tonnage: 2415 gross/1361 net/3176 t deadweight
- Engines: 1 x Caterpillar-MaK 6 – Cylinder 6M25 diesel
Power: 1980 kW/2690bHP - Speed: 12.0 knots
- Capacity: 5.424 cbm/138 TEU
- Call Sign: ZDKD2, 5BSL5, OZ2229
- MMSI Number: 231908000
- IMO Number: 9505326
- Register Number: 50401L
- Port of Registry: Gibraltar 🇬🇮, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Runavl/Faroe Islands 🇫🇴
- Sister-Ship: Giang Hai 01 (HT108), Mittelplate (TD01), Schillplate (TD02), Bonacieux (TD03), Hohe Bank (TD04), Accum (TD05), Norden (TD07), Schillig (TD08)
Current AIS Location
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History
December 21st 2008: Keel laid as OLDERSUM.
December 8th 2010: Launched.
February 28th 2011: Completed as ROCHEFORT for Owner: Rochefort Shipping Co. Ltd.. Operator: Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co.
© Aleksi Lindstrom (Rendsberg, 04/06/2014)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 26/01/2017)
March 2021: HELENA VG for Owner: VG-Shipping OY Ltd.. Operator: Held Bereederungs GmbH & Co KG
© Hannes van Rijn (Rotterdam, 28/10/2021) (Left) © Gerolf Drebes (Vlissingen, 05/08/2022) (Right)
2025: HAV SAND for Owner/Manager: Navigare Shipping Sp/F.
August 25th 2025: Detained in Fiskaa, Norway with seven deficiencies, one of which being regarded as serious and a ground for a detention: 1) Pollution Prevention – Oil filtering equipment Inoperative The vessel was released again on Aug 27 and left the port en route to Moss, where it arrived on Aug 29.
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 06/10/2025)
November 8th 2025: Called at Dover.
All information is believed to be correct, and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Marcel and Ruud Coster, Gerolf Drebes, Aleksi Lindstrom and Hannes van Rijn for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
