MV Sea Hunter
Ex Sirius P, Highland, Sirrah
Sea Hunter – © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden, 17/05/2020)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in by ENVC – Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, S.A. Avenida Praia do Norte 4901-851 Viana do Castelo. Portugal (Yard No 155) as a General cargo ship – Equipped for carriage of containers, Strengthened for heavy cargo
Technical Data
- Length: 87.44 m (overall) 82.20 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 13.0 m
Depth: 7.10 m
Draught: 4.827 m
Tonnage: 2443 gross/1182 net/3148t deadweight
Engines: 1 x MAN B&W 6L28/32A – 4 stroke 6 cylinder diesel - Power: 1320 kW/1795bHP
Speed: 10.3 knots (Loaded) 11.5 knots (Ballast) - Capacity: 153 x 20ft containers/ Grain: 4.576 m³ / 161.000 ft³
Call Sign: DMXJ, V2MP, 8PUY
MMSI Number: 314270000 - IMO Number: 8914154
- Official Number: 733524
Port of Registry: Haren – Ems/Germany, St Johns/Antigua & Barbuda, Bridgetown/Barbados
Current AIS Location
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History
July 11th 1990: Keel laid.
October 13th 1990: Launched.
December 20th 1990: Completed as SIRRAH for Heinrich Schöning Schiffahrts KG. m.s, “Sirrah”
Sirrah – © Capt Jan Melchers
January 9th 1995: Renamed HIGHLAND
March 9th 1999: Renamed SIRIUS P for Phoenix Reederei GmbH & Co. KG. MS “Sirius P” (Krey Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG).
Sirius P – © Ken Smith (Gravesend 03/02/2007)
November 2007: SEA HUNTER. Registered owner; Boddingtons Shipping, ISM Manager; Torbulk Ltd., Bridgetown, Barbados.
March 2008: Operator; Gillie & Blair
Sea Hunter – © Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 25/07/2015)
June 2019: Registered owner; Torbulk Ltd, Grimsby.
Sea Hunter – © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden, 17/05/2020)
September 6th 2020: Due at Dover.
Sea Hunter – © Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) (Dover, 07/09/2020)
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: Aleksi Lindström, Capt Jan Melchers, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
