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Westerschelde 29 October 2016 |
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| WS 29/10/16 |
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Name |
BBC PEARL |
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Previous names |
2012 Launch as: North Sea Carrier |
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Type |
Multi-purpose dry cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers -Strengthened for heavy cargo - Heavylifter Premium project carrier vessel - Tweendecker |
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IMO-number |
9504786 |
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Call sign |
V2FY8 |
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Flag |
Antigua & Barbuda |
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Port of registry |
St. John's |
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GT |
12.838 |
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DWT |
Summer: 14.418 t |
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NT |
5.968 |
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Number of 20ft containers |
In hold: 372 On deck: 486 Total: 958 |
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Number of 40ft containers |
In hold: 166 +40 TEU On deck: 262 + 62 TEU Total: 428 + 102 TEU |
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Container capacity 14t |
683 |
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Reefer plugs |
28 reefer plugs on deck |
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Length |
153,44 m overall 146,35 m between perpendiculars |
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Breadth |
23,46 m extreme 23,20 m moulded |
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Draught |
Summer: 9,10 m |
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Height above keel |
40,85 m |
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Depth |
11,95 m to main deck |
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Speed |
Service: 17,5 knots Economic: 14,0 knots |
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Built |
2012 |
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Keel laid |
16/09/2008 |
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Launch date |
20/03/2012 |
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Date of completion |
20/09/2012 |
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Builder |
Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Rui Chang China |
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Yard number |
JZ1036 |
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Hull material |
Steel |
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Main engine |
1x STX/MAN-B&W 6S46MC-C8 - 6 cylinder combustion engine 8.280 kW / 11.257 hp |
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Propellers |
1x Fixed propeller 5 Blades |
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Boilers |
1x Thermal oil heater, oil fired - TOH1000H40-W 1x Thermal oil heater, exhaust heated - EGH850V40-DF |
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Generators |
1x MAN 8L23/30H main diesel generatorset 1.056 kW 2x MAN 6L23/30H main diesel generatorsets each 792 kW |
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Emergency generator |
1x MAN D2876 LE201 diesel generatorset 330 kW - 400 Volt at 1.800 rpm |
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Number of holds |
2 Hold 1: 12,74 x 18,98 m Hold 2: 77,23 x 18,98 m |
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Cargo hold capacity |
19.680 m³ / 694.993 ft³ |
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Number of hatches |
2 Tweendeck No. 1: 12,75 x 19,00 m Tweendeck No. 2: 77,25 x 19,00 m |
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Hatch cover type |
Pontoon |
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Floor space under deck |
Under deck: 2.986 m² / 32.141 ft² On deck: 1.891 m² / 20.354 ft² |
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Deck strengths |
15,00 t on tanktop 2,50 t on tweendeck Hold 1 5,00 t on tweendeck Hold 2 (lower position) 2,50 t on tweendeck Hold 2 (upper position) 5,00 t on hatchcovers |
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Tank capacities |
Ballast water: 6.331,5 m³ HFO: 1.204,7 m³ Marine diesel oil; 266,80 m³ Fresh water: 89,00 m³ |
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Anchor equipment |
Length: 577,50 Diameter: 58 mm |
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Cargo gear |
2x NMF deck cranes situated portside - each SWL 400 t 800 t capacity combined 1x NMF deck crane situated starboard side - SWL 80 t |
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ISM & commercial manager |
Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co KG Hafenstrasse 12 26789, Leer Germany |
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Operator |
BBC Chartering GmbH Hafenstr. 10B 26789 Leer Germany |
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Registered owner |
Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "PEARL" c/o Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co KG Hafenstrasse 12 26789, Leer Germany |
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Latest data adjustment |
06 February 2026 |

