Considering her routing from Halifax to Gibraltar would intersect two hurricanes (Leslie and Michael) the heavily laden containership Vietnam Express here photographed on 12th September 2012 still remains in the Port of Halifax as both slow moving storms pass to the Easter. A prudent decision me thinks.
IMO: 9367205, MMSI: 477897200
Year Built: 2007
Yard: KOYO DOCKYARD, MIHARA, JAPAN.
Former Name OOCL ITALY (10).
Length Overall : 280.54 m,LPP: 262.0m, Beam: 40.0 m, Depth: 24.0m, Draught: 14.02 m.
Dead Weight: 66,940 tons.
Gross Tonnage:66,462 tons.
Net Tonnage:25,614 tons.
Container Capacity: 5,888 teu
Machinery:Single shaft diesel model 2 SA 10 CY @ 57,000KWs = 25.0 knots.
OWNER: NISSEN KAIUN,IMABARI Japan
MANAGER :FLEET MANAGEMENT,Hong Kong
Charter: Hapag-Lloyd AG,Hamburg,Gmny.
Flag: Hong Kong
Call Sign: VRCZ4