AAL MELBOURNE removes the wreckage of the tug YORK COVE from the Port of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. 7/08/2022.

AAL MELBOURNE

History of Name Changes

2013-2013: HYUNDAI INCHEON
2013-Present: AAL MELBOURNE

Ship Particulars

Type: Multipurpose Dry Cargo Ship
Flag: Liberia | Port of Registry: Monrovia | Call Sign: D5OJ8
IMO: 9498456 | MMSI: 636018144
Owner & Manager: Columbia Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Year Built: 2013 | Country of Build: China | Builder: Huanghai SB Co. | Location of Yard: Rongcheng
Keel Laid: 28.12.2009 | Launch Date: 1.09.2012 | Date of Completion: 23.01.2013
LOA: 193.83 m | LBP: 183 m | Bow To Bridge (Length): 178 | Beam: 28.2 m | Depth: 15.60 m | Draught: 11.2 m
GT: 23,930 | NT: 10,947 | DWT: 31,000 | Light Displacement: 12,133
No. of Cargo Cranes: 4
Container Capacity (Total TEU): In Holds: 910 TEU | On Deck: 1,109 TEU
Container Capacity (Total FEU): 922 FEU + 170 TEU
Reefer Containers: 145 Reefer Plugs
Holds: 5 | Hatches: 8 | Holds Capacity Total: 39,509.40 cbm
Tank capacities: Ballast: 11.989,4 m³
Main Engine: 1 x Wartsila 7RT-flex50 | Power: 11,640 kW
Aux. Engines (3 Sets): Wartsila Auxpac 975W6L62 975 kW at 900 RPM
Bow Thruster: 1 x 1,100 kW bow thruster
Propeller: 1 x fixed propeller
Speed: 16.8 knots

Sister Ships (AAL2000):

AAL BRISBANE – IMO: 9498341
AAL KEMBLA – IMO: 9498353
AAL SINGAPORE - IMO: 9498365
AAL SHANGHAI – IMO: 9498377
AAL PUSAN – IMO: 9498389
AAL KOBE – IMO: 9498444
AAL HONG KONG – IMO: 9498468
AAL DALIAN – IMO: 9498470
AAL NEWCASTLE – IMO: 9498482

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YORK COVE

History of Name Changes

1990-1997: HOKUYO MARU No.2
1997-1998: SEVEN STAR
1998-2022: YORK COVE

Type: Tug
Flag: Australian | Home Port: Hobart | Call Sign: VJT5694
IMO: 8844244 | MMSI: 503539400
Owner & Manager: TasPorts – Launceston, Australia
Year Built: 1990 | Country of Build: Japan | Builder: Ryochu Kairiku Unyu
Length: 28.1 m | Beam: 8 m | Draught: 3.35 m
GT: 216 | DWT: 58
Propulsion: 2x Nigatta Azimuthing Z Peller Thrusters
Bollard Pull (tonnes): 28
Speed: 13 knots