MV River Trader
Ex Teal, Hoo Beech
© Marcus S (Cuxhaven, 20/12/2019)
Steel twin Azimuth motor vessel built in 1989 by Yorkshire Dry Dock Ltd. Kingston Upon Hull. United Kingdom (Yard No 320) as a General dry cargo ship.
Technical Data
- • Length: 58.27 m (overall) 54.70 m (between perpendiculars)
• Breadth: 9.41 m
• Depth: 4.75 m
• Draught: 3.89 m
• Tonnage: 794 gross/552 net/1399.2t deadweight (Summer)
• Engines: 2 x Cummins KTA19M – 4 stroke 6 cylinder diesels
• Power: 544 kW/740 bHP
• Speed: 9.5 knots (13 knots, max)
• Capacity: Grain: 1.769 m³ / 62.400 ft³/Bales: 1.638 m³ / 58.000 ft³
• Call Sign: MLHK2, D5CD5
• MMSI Number: 636015670
• IMO Number: 8813051
• Registro Italiano Number (RI): 99581
• Port of Registry: London/UK 🇬🇧, Monrovia/Liberia 🇱🇷
• Sister-Ship: Hoo Laurel (286)
Current AIS Location
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History
May 5th 1989: Keel laid.
September2nd 1989: Launched.
December 1989: Completed as HOO BEECH for Riverline Tdg. Ltd., London;
© Leo Johannes (Groningen, 07/08/2002)
© Pilot Frans (Rotterdam, 20/12/2002) (Left) 🆕 © Fotoflite (Right)
October 2004: Owner: Lapthorn Management Ltd.
November 2006: TEAL
© Ken Smith (Gravesend, 16/02/2008)
🆕 © Fotoflite
March 2009: Manager: Torbulk Ltd
June 2009: RIVER TRADER for Riverline Tdg. Ltd.
May 2012: Owner: Trader Marine Ltd. Monrovia. Manager: Sky Mare Navigation. Piraeus
© Patrick Hill (Hull, 11/10/2020)
August 8th 2022: While manoeuvring in Klaipėda State Seaport‘s water area sustained malfunction of one of the two main engines. Pilot was on board. For safe berthing tug was used. No pollution, no damage to ship or shore infrastructure were reported.
© Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda, 12/08/2022)
🆕 © Fotoflite
January 9th 2023: Arrived at Dover to load grain.
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Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
