MV Rio
Ex Opale
© Frits Olinga (Delfzijl, 22/11/2021)
Steel twin Azimuth thruster motor vessel built in 1987 by Constructions Mecaniques De Normandie, Grand Quevilly, Cherbourg. France (Yard No 160/003 ) as a Trailing suction hopper dredger
Technical Data
- Length: 82.35 m (overall) 77.50 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 16.32 m
- Depth: 6.20 m
- Draught: 5.07 m (Full Summer), 5.85m (Full Dredging) 3.0 m (Empty)
- Tonnage: 2756 gross/826 net/1700t deadweight (Summer)
- Engines: 4 x Baudouin 12M26 SR – Output 771 kVA
- Power: 3110 kW/4226 bHP
- Speed: 10.8 knots
- Suction Pipe: 550mm
- Hopper Capacity: 2.432 m³ – 3.900 t
- Dredging Depth: 45° – 35.00 m
- Lifting Equipment: 1 x Crane – SWL 14 t/1 x Crane – SWL 18 t
- Call Sign: FHED, PHCL
- MMSI Number: 245618000
- IMO Number: 8613047
- BV Register Number: 37Q228
- Port of Registry: Boulogne-Sur-Mer/France 🇫🇷, Breskens/The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Current AIS Location
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History
June 25th 1986: Launched
July 30th 1987: Completed as OPALE for GIE Dragages Ports.
© Fotoflite (26/07/1999)
December 2003: Registered Owner: Rio Zand en Grind BV. Manager: DC River BV.
2004: Sold to Owner/Manager: S.E.A.M. Oosterlee and renamed RIO
2004/2005: Rebuilt/renovated.
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 17/06/2018)
© Frits Olinga (Delfzijl, 22/11/2021)
January 26th 2023: Called at Dover.
© John Pegden (Dover, 27/01/2023)
February 8th 2023: Called at Dover.
May 5th 2023: Called 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, Fotoflite, Frits Olinga and John Pegden for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
