New refined products tanker MERSINI anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,Nova Scotia on the 16th December 2009,with a naval "Ville Class" tug passing down her Port side.
Latitude/Longitude: 44.68354˚ N 63.63894˚ W.
MERSINI:
IMO: 9405899, MMSI: 353576000
Ship Type: Refined Products Tanker
Built 2009.
Yard: Hyundai,Mipo Dockyard,Korea.
Length 183.3 m,LPP 174.0m Beam 32.2 m Depth 10.1m.
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 14 / 11.7 knots.
Owner:Mersini Shipping Co Ltd,London,U.K.
Manager:World Tankers U.K. Ltd,London.
Flag: Panama
Call Sign: 3FYS3
VILLE CLASS YLT:
Type:"Ville" class,'Pup Tug'.
GRT 45 tons
LOA 19.5 Beam 4.7 Draught 2.7
M/C: 1 X Cat Mod 3408 diesel 395HP. Steerable single Kort Nozzle.
Bollard Pull: 7.5 tons
Owner: Govt of Canada/Navy
Photo © Capnken 2009.