MV San Jorge
Ex Flandria Seaways, Maersk Flanders (II)
© Andreas Wörteler (Hoek van Holland, 01/03/2010)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2000 by Guangzhou Shipyard International, Guangzhou, China (Yard No 7130010) as a RoRo Cargo/Ferry ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 50 m (overall) 131.58 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 20 m
- Depth: 15 m
- Draught: 40 m
- Tonnage: 13073 gross/3921 net/5700t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x Oil, 4-stroke single-acting Sulzer 8ZAL40S diesels
- Power: 10740 kW/14.596 bhp
- Speed:6 knots
- Capacity: 12 passengers/ 1562 – 1710 lane meters
- Call Sign: PCFK, OZOJ2, XCAR7
- MMSI Number:345040028
- IMO Number: 9186637
- Official Number: 20379 Z R 2004
- Port of Registry: Scheveningen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Vlaardingen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Esbjerg/Denmark 🇩🇰, La Paz/Mexico 🇲🇽
- Sister Ships: Maersk Anglia (7130011)
- Near Sister Ships: Maersk Exporter (1459), Maersk Importer (1460)
Current AIS Location
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History
September 10th 1999: Christened
January 10th 2000: Delivered to Dansk Supermarked Invest A/S, Højberg, Denmark (Management Norfolk Line B.V).
February 5th 2000: Arrived Scheveningen, Holland.
February 7th 2000: Services Scheveningen – Felixstowe.
November 18th 2006: Services Vlaardingen – Felixstowe.
© Ken Smith (31/05/2006)
© Stan Muller (Rozenburg, 15/02/2007)
© Andreas Wörteler (Rotterdam, 06/05/2010)
July 12th 2010: Sale of Norfolklines to DFDS Seaways.
July 26th 2010: Renamed FLANDRIA SEAWAYS.
March 28th 2011: Taken over by DFDS A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
January 5th 2012: Had to cancel its departure from Rotterdam to Felixstowe, for security reasons caused by the stormy weather. Also suffered engine problems.
January 6th 2012: Resumed sailings.
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Rozenburg, 08/09/2012)
© Wil Weijsters (Rozenburg, 23/10/2012)
© Henk de Winde (Rotterdam, 05/10/2013)
February 24th 2015: Ran aground off Vlaardingen. The vessel was departing from Vlaardingen when she suffered a breakdown and drifted aground. Three tugs arrived and re-floated the her a few hours later. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. She continued on her journey to Felixstowe
April 29th 2015: Sold to Transportacion Maritima de California, Mexico.
May 2015; Renamed SAN JORGE.
© Joerg Seyler (Hoek Van Holland, 03/05/2015)
May 3rd 2015: Left Rotterdam for Mexico.
June 2015: Services Mazatlán – La Paz – Mazatlán and Topolobampo – La Paz – Topolobampo.
© Wil Weijsters (Mazatlan, 19/11/2015)
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 Stan Muller, Joerg Seyler, Ken Smith, Wil Weijsters, Henk de Winde and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
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