MV Kattegat
Ex Maren Mols
© Justo Prieto (Algeciras, 19/05/2014)
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1996 by Orskov Christensens Staalskibsvaerft A/S – Frederikshavn (Yard No 192) as a Passenger ferry.
Technical Data
- Length: 136.4 m (overall) 125.3 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 24 m
- Depth: 13.85 m
- Draught: 5.50 m
- Tonnage: 14379 gross/4313 net/4418t deadweight
- Engines: (1) 2T x 9 cyl MAN-B&W 9L35MC diesels.
- Power: 8612/11700bHP
- Speed: 20 knots
- Capacity: 616 passengers/344 cars/1240 lane meters
- Call Sign: OZGO, 5BKX3
- MMSI Number: 209405000
- IMO Number: 9112765
- BV Number: 39N480
- Port of Registry: Odden Faergehavn/Denmark 🇩🇰, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾
- Sister-Ship: Mette Mols (191)
Current AIS Location
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History
May 23rd 1995: Keel laid.
October 6th 1995: Launched.
April 5th 1996: Left builder for Cityvarvet, Gothenburg for further fitting out.
April 19th 1996: Delivered to Mols-Linien A/S, Odden Faergehavn, Denmark. Christened the same day.
May 1st 1996: Services Sjeallands Odde – Ebeltoft.
© Pieter Inpyn (Sjaellands Odde, Denmark, 01/06/1999)
December 30th 1999: Final service Sjaellands Odde – Ebeltoft.
January 3rd 2000: Services Aarhus – Kalundborg.
February 22nd 2000: Near Sletterhage collided with VOLGO-BALT. No major damage to the vessel.
© Frits Olinga (07/05/2001)
July 5th 2011: Sold to FRS GmbH & Co KG, Flensburg, Germany for delivery in September 2011.
September 15th 2011: Final service Aarhus – Kalundborg.
September 16th 2011: Taken over by Paschamo Shipping Co. Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed KATTEGAT.
September 20th 2011: FRS Kattegat-Route Services between Aarhus – Kalundborg.
© Dirk Jankowsky (Aarhus, 28/10/2011)
© Simonwp (Aarhus, 01/05/2012)
© Andreas Wörteler (Aarhus, 27/08/2012)
© Simonwp (Kiel, 01/10/2013)
October 11th 2013: Service closed.
October 14th 2013: Danish trade union requested the vessel be seized due to unpaid wages.
October 18th 2013: Guarantee that finance would be provided and the vessel would be able to leave port.
October 19th 2013: Aarhus for Algeciras.
October 27th 2013: Arrived Algeciras.
March 25th 2014: Services Algeciras – Tanger Med.
© Mike Barker (Motril, 26/01/2016)
© Vladimir Knyaz (Motril, 09/04/2017)
© Carsten Dettmer (Algeciras, 15/08/2018)
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