Past and Present

MV Hood Island – Past and Present

IMO Number: 9059640

MV Hood Island

© Aleksi Lindström (Walsoorden, NL outbound Antwerp, 28/06/2013)

Steel single screw “Albemarle Island Class” motor vessel built in 1994 by Danyard, Frederikshavn, Denmark (Yard No 722) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship

Technical Data

  • Length: 178.50m (overall) 166.20m (between perpendiculars)
  • Breadth of hull: 25.24m (overall)
  • Depth: 13.20m
  • Draught: 9.20m (max)
  • Tonnage: 14,061 gross/14,140 deadweight
  • Engines: 1 x MAN-B&W/Mitsui 8S60 8 – cylinder diesel
  • Power: 16320 kW/22187 bHP
  • Speed: 21.5 knots
  • Capacity: 17,637m³/434 x 20 ft containers
  • Call Sign: C6LU4
  • IMO Number: 9059640
  • MMSI Number: 308512000
  • Registry: Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
  • Sister Ships: Albemarle Island (716), Barrington Island (717), Charles Island (718), Duncan Island (719)

Current AIS Location


Please note that this specific vessels AIS position data may be over an hour old and that the vessels position will only be displayed when it is within range of the VesselFinder AIS system. The AIS transponder/ship position data featured on this page is intended for information purposes only and it is in no way related to the 'Safety of Navigation at Sea'. All the AIS ship position data featured within this article is provided by VesselFinder and we are therefore not responsible for its content or its accuracy.


History

March 1994: Completed.

1994: Registered owner; Difko LXXXI I/S, Bahamas, Registered manager; Trireme Vessel Management MV. Operator; Ecuadorian Line Inc.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (Terneuzen, 01/06/2003)

October 15th 2003: Registered owner; San Salvador Shipping Inc (c/o Ecuadorian Line Inc).

© Aleksi Lindström (Walsoorden, NL outbound Antwerp, 28/06/2013)

© Erwin Willemse © Erwin Willemse

© Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid, 02/11/2019)

January 24th 2021: Arrived in Dover.

 

© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping)(Dover, 24/01/2021)

August 21st 2022: Called at Dover.

© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping)(Dover, 21/08/2021)

© Marcel and Ruud Coster

🆕 © Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 27/12/2022)

February 12th 2023: Due at Dover.

 


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: Marcel and Ruud Coster, Aleksi Lindström, Simonwp, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.

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

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

From the Archives
Close
Back to top button