MV Aastind
Ex Alida S, Vectis Harrier, Viscount
© Frits Olinga (inbound Eemshaven, 21/06/2020)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1997 by Niestern Sander BV, Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands (Yard No 808) as a Cargo Vessel
Technical Data
- Length: 116.58 m (overall) 110 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 16.75 m
Depth: 9.20 m
Draught: 6.85 m (max)
Tonnage: 4999 gross/2835 net/8130t deadweight
Engines: 6 – cylinder MaK 6M32 4-stroke single acting diesel
Power: 2640 kW/HP
Speed: 12 knots
Capacity: 10240 cu ft/325 TEU
Call Sign: PDAO, MELV9, ICEQ, ZDRJ9
MMSI Number: 236729000 - IMO Number: 9147136
- Official Number: 6360 ZG 1997
- Register Number: 8493
Port of Registry: Groningen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Douglas/Isle of Man 🇮🇲, Naples/Italy 🇮🇹, Gibraltar 🇬🇮
Current AIS Location
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History
September 4th 1997: Launched
November 14th 1997: Delivered as VISCOUNT to Shipping Company “Viscount”, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. Manager; Beck’s Scheepvaartkantpoor BV, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
© Frits Olinga (inward bound for Delfzijl, 10/10/1998)
2000: Registered Owner; Merweship BV, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. Manager; Northern Ship Management, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
2004: Rebuilt with two deck cranes on her starboard side.
April 2004: Renamed VECTIS HARRIER for Vectis Harrier Shipping Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. Manager: Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd.
© Henk Guddee (Terneuzen, 24/03/2005)
© Ken Smith (Thames Refinery, 27/07/2006)
May 2007: Renamed ALIDA S for Registered Owner/Manager: Euronavi SRL, Naples, Italy.
© Manuel Hernández Lafuente (03/01/2012)(Left) (Sagunto Port, 11/03/2016( (Right)
October 2019: Renamed AASTIND for AS AssenBulk , Mosterhamn, Norway. Manager: AS Assen Bulk, Mosterhamn, Norway. Cranes removed.
© Frits Olinga (outbound Eemshaven, 31/07/2020)
July 26th 2021: Due at Dover from Eikefet/Norway.
© John Pegden (Dover, 03/09/2021)
August 31st 2022: Arrived at Dover from Bergen.
© Mike Jackson (Dover Strait Shipping) (Dover, 31/08/2022)
March 10th 2024: Provisionally due at Dover.
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