MV ASG Kherson
Ex Aurora, Veendiep, Wisaforest
© Fabian Vornholt (16/10/2020)
Steel single screw “Trader 7800” motor vessel built in 2002 by Bodewes Hoogezand B.V. Hoogezand. The Netherlands (Yard No 607) as a Gear general cargo – Single decker
Technical Data
- Length: 118.55 m (overall) 111.85 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 15.20 m
Depth: 8.435 m
Draught: 7.03 m (Summer)
Tonnage: 5052 gross/2663 net/7796t deadweight
Engines: 1 x Mak 8M32- 4 stroke 8 cylinder diesel.
Power: 3840kW/5222 bHP
Speed: 14.5 knots
Capacity: 373 x 20 ft containers/332. 500 ft³ – 9.409 m³ - Call Sign: PDUZ, PBGA, T8A4637
MMSI Number: 511101311 - IMO Number: 9255579
- DNV GL id: 37914
- Port of Registry: Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Groningen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Turku/Finland 🇫🇮, Groningen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Malakal Harbour/Palau 🇵🇼
Sister Ships: Voorndiep (606), Velserdiep (619), Varnadiep (608), Vennendiep (624), Vriesendiep (620), Veelerdiep (623), Vegadiep (643), Victoriadiep (658), Virginiadiep (787), Vlistdiep (785), ++++
Current AIS Location
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History
June 29th 1998: Keel laid.
March 28th 2002: Launched.
© Leo Johannes (28/03/2002)
May 5th 2002: Completed as WISAFOREST for Scheepvaartonderneming ms Veendiep C.V. Groningen, The Netherlands. Manager; Feederlines B.V. Eenrumermaar 2. 9735 AD Groningen. The Netherlands
© Simonwp (Kiel Canal, 01/09/2002)
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 23/09/2007)
March 23rd 2011: Suffered a small fire on board in the Sea of Bothnia, 33 miles off Raumalta. The fire was extinguished without external help.
March 1st 2015: Renamed VEENDIEP. Charter to UPM Kymmene Seaways Oy Ltd. Finland
May 30th 2017: Registered Owner; Monte Zoncolan Veediep BV
May 1st 2018: Renamed AURORA for Aalto Shipping Co Oy. Manager; ASC Aurora BV. Manager; Vertom Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG.
January 25th 2020: En-route from Ijmuiden to Naples suffered fuel oil system trouble in position 50 47 00 N, 000 53 39 E. After the engine issue was fixed, the vessel continued its voyage at 9 a.m. with an ETA as of February 2.
March 31st 2021: Arrived in Dover from Antwerp
January 27th 2024: Renamed ASG KHERSON for Owner/Manager: Vulcannia S.R.L..
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