MV Angara
Ex Fleet Star, Ocean Energy, BBC Karan, BBC Arctic, Scan Arctic, Rickmers Arctic, Scan Arctic
Angara – © Fabian Vornholt (Kiel, 12/02/2021)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1998 by PS Werften , Wolgast, Germany (Yard No 479) as a RoRo – LoLo Heavy Lift cargo ship
Technical Data
- Length: 126.84 m (overall) m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 20 m
Depth: 11.50 m
Draught: 6.7 m (Summer)
Tonnage: 8811gross/2739 net/7331t deadweight
Engines: 1 x MAN/B&W 12V32/40 diesel
Power: 5769kW/7828 bHP
Speed: 14 knots
Capacity: 628 TEU – 24 Reefer Plugs/ 340.00 cu ft Grain – 530.00 Bale
Call Sign: A8WD4, UBYT2
MMSI Number: 273210440 - IMO Number: 9179842
Port of Registry: Germany, Douglas/Isle of Man, Germany, UK, Monrovia/Liberia, Germany, St Petersburg/Russia
Sister Ships: Scan Bothnia, Scan Atlantic, Scan Hansa, Scan Finlandia, Scan Germania.
Current AIS Location
Please note that this specific vessels AIS position data may be over an hour old and that the vessels position will only be displayed when it is within range of the VesselFinder AIS system. The AIS transponder/ship position data featured on this page is intended for information purposes only and it is in no way related to the 'Safety of Navigation at Sea'. All the AIS ship position data featured within this article is provided by VesselFinder and we are therefore not responsible for its content or its accuracy.
History
March 17th 1998: Keel laid.
October 1st 1998: Completed. SCAN ARCTIC for Scanscott Shipping Services (Deutschland) GmbH. Manager; Komrowskibefrachtungskontor.
Scan Arctic – © Capt Jan Melchers
April 1st 2006: Renamed RICKMERS ARCTIC. Manager; Komrowskibefrachtungskontor
Rickmers Arctic – © Henning Brauwers (Shanghai, 22/04/2006)
August 1st 2006: Renamed SCAN ARCTIC for Ocean Might Shipping Ltd c/o Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine KSU.
January 1st 2007 : Renamed BBC ARCTIC and chartered to BBC Chartering Owner; Ocean Might Shipping Ltd c/o Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine KSU.
June 1st 2007: Renamed BBC KARAN still for Ocean Might Shipping Ltd c/o Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine KSU
BBC Karan – © Ivan Meshkov (Atlantic Ocean, 19/12/2011)
May 1st 2013: Renamed OCEAN ENERGY still for Ocean Might Shipping Ltd c/o Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine KSU
Ocean Energy – © Aleksi Lindström (Terneuzen, 29/06/2014)
January 1st 2019: Renamed FLEET STAR for Registered Owner; Navigarden Llc. Manager; Universal Baltic Co Ltd.
Fleet Star © Vladimir Knyaz (Suez, 20/07/2019)
March 2020: Renamed ANGARA for Registered Owner & Manager; NB Shipping Co Ltd.
April 15h 2021: Due at Dover
🆕Angara – Dover Strait Shipping
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: Jurgen Braker, Henning Brauwers, Aleksi Lindström, Ivan Meshkov, Capt Jan Melchers, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) and Fabian Vornholt for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
