MV Flevoborg

History
NameFlevoborg
OperatorWagenborg Shipping [nl]
Port of registryNetherlands Delfzijl
BuilderFerus Smit, Leer
Yard number392
CompletedMarch 2010
IdentificationIMO number: 9419292
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Beam17.2 m (56.4 ft)
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity606.781 m3 (21,428.3 cu ft)

MV Flevoborg is a cargo ship registered in the Netherlands and operated by Wagenborg. Completed in 2010, Flevoborg ran aground in the St. Lawrence River off Sainte-Croix, Quebec in 2017.

Description

Flevoborg has a 8,911 gross tonnage (GT), a 4,419 net tonnage (NT) and 14,596 tons deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 154.6 metres (507.2 ft) long overall with a beam of 17.2 metres (56.4 ft).[1] Flevoborg is powered by a Wärtsilä 9L32C diesel engine driving one propeller rated at 4,500 kilowatts (6,000 hp) at 750 rpm and one bow thruster rated at 640 kW (860 hp). This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). The vessel has two holds and has a capacity of 606,781 cu ft (17,182.1 m3) grain/bale.[2]

Service history

Constructed by Ferus Smit in Leer, Germany with the yard number 392, the ship was completed in March 2010. Flevoborg is registered in the Netherlands with its home port at Delfzijl and operated by Wagenborg Shipping [nl].[1][2] On 21 June 2017, Flevoborg lost power while transiting the Saint Lawrence River. The vessel was taking a cargo of corn from Montreal and was off Sainte-Croix, Quebec when it ran aground. The vessel was re-floated by changing the levels of water in the ballast and the rising tide.[3][4] The engine did not restart and tugboats arrived to tow Flevoborg to Quebec City, arriving on 22 June to undergo inspection and repairs.[4][5] While aground, the vessel had been out of the main channel and no oil leaked.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Flevoborg (9419292)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Flevoborg". wagenborg.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Le navire Flevoborg remorqué jusqu'au port de Québec après s'être échoué". radio-canada.ca (in French). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b Breton, Vincent (22 June 2017). "Un navire s'échoue devant Sainte-Croix". La Peuple Lévis (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Le navire Flevoborg inspecté au port de Québec". radio-canada.ca (in French). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.