MV Nac

Ex Sican, Frio Amazon, Frio Brazil, Geeststar (II)

© Fotoflite

Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1973 by Scotts’ Shipbuilding Co. (1969) Ltd, Greenock, Cartsburn Dockyard  (Yard No 729) as a Passenger / Cargo Refrigerated ship.

Technical Data

• Length: 149.23 m (overall) 135.06 m (between perpendiculars)
• Breadth: 19.26 m
• Depth: 11.84 m
• Draught: 8.42 m
• Tonnage: 5871 gross/3064 net/7654t deadweight
• Engines: Oil 2SA 6-cyliner Scott-Sulzer 6RND76 diesel
• Power: 8827kW/12000 bHP
• Speed: 21 knots
• Capacity: Ins: 9718/ 12 passengers
• Call Sign: GRAN, J8IP8, C4PI
• IMO Number: 7218321
• Official Number: 342632/707926
• Port of Registry: Boston/UK  🇬🇧, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Piraeus/Greece 🇬🇷, Kingstown/ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇻🇨
• Sister-Ship: Geestcrest (723), Geestland (728), Geest-tide (722)

History

 June 12^th 1972: Launched.

January 26^th 1973: Competed as GEESTSTAR for Geest Line Ltd. Boston..

Nigel Thornton Collection

1979: For Geest Industries (Boston) Ltd

1986: FRIO BRAZIL for Seabridge Shipping Ltd., Limassol. Manager: Lomar Shipping Ltd., London.

© Brian Fisher (August 1986)

© Courtesy of Chris Howell (Cardiff, 07/10/1986)

1990: FRIO AMAZON for Sand Tern Navigation Co. Ltd., Limassol.

Nigel Thornton Collection

© ToptoToe (@ Dover)

© Frank Foerst (Hamburg, 04/03/1990)(Both) 

© Frank Foerst  (Hamburg, 02/05/1990) 

1991: Matin Marine Co. Ltd., Limassol. Manager: Elounda Shipping S.A., Piraeus.

© Joerg Seyler (Hamburg, 01/06/1992)(Left)  © Pieter Inpyn (Hook, 01/09/1992)(Right)

1994: SICAN for Liblease Two Ltd., Kingstown , Saint Vincent. Manager: Roswell Navigation Corp., Piraeus.

1995: NAC for Hogarth Investments Corporation, Panama. Manager: Manager: Roswell Navigation Corp., Piraeus.

November 6^th 1995: Broken up at Chittagong.

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: Brian Fisher, Fotoflite, Frank Foerst, Chris Howell, Pieter Inpyn, Joerg Seyler and ToptoToe for their assistance in producing this feature.

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