MV Aurora

Ex Veendiep, Wisaforest

Aurora © 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
MMSI Number: 246831000
IMO Number: 9255579
DNV GL id: 37914
Port of Registry: Cyprus, The Netherlands, Finland, Groningen/The Netherlands
Sister Ships: BBC Seattle, BBC Stavenger, Ezaro, Gures, Lifter, Nadja, Nauma, Norrland, Thorco Hilde, TIP Bremen, TIP Copenhagen, TIP Emden, TIP Helsinki, TIP Oslo, TIP Stockholm, Veendiep, Vasadiep, Victoriadiep, Vriginiadiep, Vlistdiep, Voornediep, ZaanBorg, Zijlborg, Ziltborg

Location Data

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History

June 29^th 1998: Keel laid.

March 28^th 2002: Launched.

Wisaforest © Leo Johannes (28/03/2002)

May 5^th 2002: Completed as WISAFOREST for Scheepvaartonderneming ms Veendiep C.V. Groningen, The Netherlands. Manager; Feederlines B.V. Eenrumermaar 2. 9735 AD Groningen. The Netherlands

Wisaforest © Simonwp (Kiel Canal, 01/09/2002)

Wisaforest © 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 1^st 2015: Renamed SEENDIEP. Charter to UPM Kymmene Seaways Oy Ltd. Finland

May 30^th 2017: Registered Owner; Monte Zoncolan Veediep BV

May 1^st 2018: Renamed AURORA for Aalto Shipping Co Oy. Manager; ASC Aurora BV. Manager; Vertom Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG.

January 25^th 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 31^st 2021: Arrived in Dover from Antwerp

🆕 Aurora – Dover Strait Shipping

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