MV Nestor
© Stan Muller (Rozenburg, 27/12/2008)
Steel single screw “Arion” type motor vessel built in 2000 by STX OSV Tulcea S.A. Romania. (Yard No 252) as a Multi-purpose cargo ship – heavy cargo – Container ship
Technical Data
- Length: 89.71 m (overall) 84.60 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 11.65 m
- Depth: 5.80 m
- Draught: 4.49 m (Summer), 3.32m (Ballast)
- Tonnage: 1846 gross/1081 net/2460t deadweight (Summer), 2370t (Winter)
- Engines:(1) x Deutz SBV8M628 – 4 stroke 8-cylinder diesel
- Power: 1500 kW/2038 bHP
- Speed: 13.0 knots
- Capacity: 124 x 20ft containers, 100 x 14t containers/ Grain: 129.748 / 132.840 ft³
- Bale: 126.512 / 129.640 ft³
- Call Sign: V2AA8
- MMSI Number: 304011028
- IMO Number: 9234305
- BV Register Number: 00600E
- Port of Registry: Emden/Germany 🇩🇪, John’s/Antigua & Barbuda 🇦🇬
- Sister-Ship: Wilson Mersey (234), Wilson Odra (247), Wilson Thames (248), Thebe (252)
Current AIS Location
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History
April 8th 1998: Keel Laid.
October 10th 2000: Launched.
November 15th 2000: Completed
November 17th 2000: Delivered as NESTOR for Owner: Reederei M. Lauterjung GmbH & Co. KG Sunship Eurocoaster, Care of Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG, Promenade Am Alten. Binnenhafen 10. 26721 Emden. German. Manager: Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG. Operator: MLB – Manfred Lauterjung Befrachtung
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 14/07/2018)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 21/10/2024)
April 4th 2025: Called at Dover.
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