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MV Cape Passero – Cargo from the Past

IMO Number: 8702824

MV Cape Passero

Ex Missouri, Blue Frost, Blue Ice

© Ivan Meshkov

© Ivan Meshkov (Algeciras, 27/12/2010)

Steel single screw “CAPE-BLUE 1990 /Cape Finisterre type” motor vessel built in 1991 by Shanghai Shipyard, Shanghai (Yard No 139) as a Refrigerated Cargo Ship.

Technical Data

  • Length: 120.30 m (overall) 112.40 m (between perpendiculars)
  • Breadth: 18.55 m
  • Depth: 10.50 m
  • Draught: 7.91 m
  • Tonnage: 6419 gross/3588 net/6050t deadweight
  • Engines: 1 x 5-cylinder 5RTA52MCR Sulzer/Shanghai diesel
  • Power: 7721 kW/10500HP
  • Speed: 18.4 knots
  • Capacity: 8.358 cbm 228 TEU       
  • Call Sign: XYFX, P3KB6, 9HFY6, PJFK
  • IMO Number: 8702824
  • Port of Registry: Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon)/Myanmar (formerly Burma) 🇲🇲, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Valletta/Malta 🇲🇹, Willemstad/Curacao 🇨🇼
  • Sister-Ship: Cape Finisterre (136), Cape Cod (137), Blue Sky (138), Cape Vincente (140), Cape Cavo (141), Blue Cloud (142), Blue Crest (143)

History

July 24th 1989: Keel laid.

April 14th 1990: Launched.

February 8th 1991: Completed as BLUE ICE for Owner/Manager: Myanmar Marine Co Ltd.

1995: BLUE FROST for Owner: Ayan Shipping Co Ltd  Manager: Trans Ocean Express Ltd.

© Nigel Scutt

© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping/ Fotoflite) (Dover)

© Fotoflite Ref 182838

© Fotoflite (28/10/1995)

© Fotoflite Ref 224088

© Fotoflite (30/04/1998)

May 1999: MISSOURI for Owner: Missouri Shipping Ltd.  Manager: Lagoa Shipping Corp Ltd.

© Fotoflite Ref 250820

© Fotoflite (30/11/2000)

© Marie Anne © Marie Anne

© Marie Anne (Antwerp, 06/02/2004) 

© Fotoflite Ref 280620

© Fotoflite (15/03/2004)

Aril 2005: MISSOURI for Owner: Tyro Shipping Co Ltd. Manager: Seatrade Groningen.

February 2006: CAPE PASSERO for Owner: Cape Passero Shipping Co B.V. Manager: Seatrade Groningen.

© Derek Sands

© Derek Sands Rotterdam (Merwehaven, 21/05/006)

© Marcel and Ruud Coster © Marcel and Ruud Coster

© Marcel and Ruud Coster (IJmuiden, 20/02/2010)

July 2010: CAPE PASSERO for Owner: Cape Passero Shipping Co B.V. Manager: Seatrade Groningen.

October 10th 2010: CAPE PASSERO for Owner: Cape Passero Shipping Co B.V. Manager: Seatrade Groningen.

© Ivan Meshkov

© Ivan Meshkov (Algeciras, 27/12/2010)

March 14th 2011: Arrived Alang.

March 22nd 2011: Beached.


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: Marie Anne, Marcel and Ruud Coster, Fotoflite, Ivan Meshkov and Derek Sands for their assistance in producing this feature.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)

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