Ancora - IMO 8012827

Name

ANCORA

Previous names

• 05/1981 - 02/1994 Union Venus

• 02/1994 - 10/2007 Waterway

Type

General cargo ship

IMO-number

8012827

Call sign

J8B2705

Flag

Saint Vincent & Grenadines

Port of registry

Kingstown

Previous flag

• 05/1981 - 02/1994 Ireland, Dublin - Call sign: EIQN

• 02/1994 - 10/1997 Cyprus, Limassol - Call sign: P3UA5

• 10/1997 - 12/2002 The Netherlands, Ridderkerk - Call sign: PDBD

GT

1.010

DWT

Summer: 1.448 t

NT

547

Length

69,87 m overall

66,15 m between perpendiculars

66,24 m registered

Breadth

11,20 m overall

Draught

3,38 m

Air draft

6,00 m

Forecastle

6,50 m

Poop

14,70 m

Freeboard

780 mm

Depth

4,17 m moulded

Speed

11,0 knots

Built

1981

Keel laid

21/01/1981

Launch date

06/03/1991

Date of completion

01/05/1981

12/2013 Converted into a sand dredger by Muharraq Engineering Services, Manama - Bahrain, on Muharraq Engineering’s jetty in the Mina Salman Industrial Area

Builder

North Sea Shipyard

Nordsovaerftet A/S

Smed Soerensens Vej 5

6950 Ringköbing

Denmark

Yard number

147

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Double hull

Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead

Watertight bulkheads

4

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

1x Alpha diesel 7T23L-KVO - 4 stroke single acting 7 cylinder 225 x 300 mm combustion engine 750 kW / 1.019 hp

Year of manufacture: 1981

Manufacturer: Alpha-Diesel A/S, 9900 Frederikshavn - Kingdom of Denmark

Propeller

1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft

Electric installations

1x 380/220 V - 160 kVA

1x 380 V - 80 kVA

1x 380 V - 45 kVA

Shaft generator

1x 64 kW / 80 kVA

Generators

2x Main diesel generatorsets each 64 kW / 80 kVA

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 36 kW /45 kVA

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 125 litres - 30,0 bar

Number of holds

1

42,00 x 10,92 m

Cargo hold capacity

Bale: 1.866 m³

Grain: 1.934 m³

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 74,00 m³

Anchor equipment

3 Anchors weight each 900 kg

Chain length: 357,50 m

Crew size

7

Manager

Baltnautic Shipping Ltd.

Janonio Str.20

92236 Klaipeda

Lithuania

Previous manager

• 05/1981 - 02/1994 Union Transport Group, Dublin - Irish Republic

• 02/1994 - 10/1997 Sealotus Shipping Ltd., Limassol - Cyprus

• 10/1997 - 12/2002 Q Shipping B.V., Ridderkerk - The Netherlands

Owner

Coaster Trading Ltd.

97, Grandby Street

Kingstown

St. Vincent & Grenada

Previous names & owners

• 05/1981 - 02/1994 Union Venus - Union Transport Group, Dublin - Irish Republic

• 02/1994 - 10/1997 Waterway - Sealotus Shipping Ltd., Limassol - Cyprus

• 10/1997 - 12/2002 Waterway - Hajo Shipping C.V., Ridderkerk - The Netherlands

• 12/2002 - 10/2007 Waterway - Waterway Shipping Ltd., Kingstown - St. Vincent & Grenadines

Renamed

2013 TSM Ancora

Bahrain, Manama - Call sign: A9D3218

Owner & manager: Two Seas Marine Services Ltd. - Bahrain

Final fate

15/12/2018 sunk near Al Hidd - Bahrain

Latest data adjustment

01 December 2025