MV Cape Passero
Ex Missouri, Blue Frost, Blue Ice
© 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 (Dover Strait Shipping/ Fotoflite) (Dover)
© Fotoflite (28/10/1995)
© Fotoflite (30/04/1998)
May 1999: MISSOURI for Owner: Missouri Shipping Ltd. Manager: Lagoa Shipping Corp Ltd.
© Fotoflite (30/11/2000)
© Marie Anne (Antwerp, 06/02/2004)
© 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 Rotterdam (Merwehaven, 21/05/006)
© 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 (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)