Upstream on the River Rhine passing Wesel/Germany, seen from Niederrhein Bridge at Rhine Kilometer 814.
Data for m/v VERA :
Length 108,50m beam 11,40m draught 2,63m
Tonnage : 1452 tons
Home port : Zwijndrecht (NL)
Operated by Rhine Ro-Ro Service at Zwijndrecht (NL)
Main engines : 2 x Caterpillar (1224 hp each)
Callsign : PI 3906
MMSI : 244660542
Built in 1974 by shipyard De Biesbosch at Dordrecht (NL) (yard number 661) as dry cargo vessel, converted to Ro-Ro vessel in 1985
Ex- VERA (Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht/NL, until 2001)
Ex- VERA (Zwijndrecht/NL, until 1986)
Ex- VERA (Maasbracht/NL, until 1985)
ENI 02104810

Data for barge RO-RO 1 :
Length 104,90m beam 11,50m draught 1,74m
Tonnage : 968 tons
Home port : Zwijndrecht (NL)
Operated by Rhine Ro-Ro Service at Zwijndrecht (NL)
Built in 1972 by shipyard Plocka Stocznia Rzeczna at Plock/Poland as dry cargo barge, converted to Ro-Ro barge in 1986
Ex- RO-RO 1 (Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht/NL, until 2002)
Ex- ESPERA 13 (Zwijndrecht/NL, until 1986, Eur.Nr. 2317261)
Ex- ELBE 115 (Hamburg/Germany, until 1984, Eur.Nr. 4300340)
ENI 02317261