Engineering:MV Altavia
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| History | |
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| Name: | Altavia |
| Owner: | Herm. Dauelsberg |
| Port of registry: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Builder: | Gdynia Shipyard |
| Launched: | 24 September 1994 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 2014 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 30743 dwt |
| Length: | 188m |
| Beam: | 30m |
| Installed power: | Diesel |
| Propulsion: | Sulzer 6RTA72U |
| Speed: | 21.5kts |
MV Altavia was a Liberian-flagged cargo ship launched on 24 September 1994 and completed on 4 April 1995.[1] On July 20, 2010, Altavia was turned away from the Port of Hagåtña, Guam by United States Customs officials after thousands of spiders erupted from her cargo during unloading.[2] In November 2014, she was sold for scrap.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Altavia (9064322)". Miramar Ship Index. https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/9064322.
- ↑ Amy Willis (July 22, 2010). "Ship turned away after spiders started 'pouring' from cargo hold". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/guam/7904170/Ship-turned-away-after-spiders-started-pouring-from-cargo-hold.html. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
External links
- "Altavia (9064322)". French Ministry for Transport. http://www.equasis.org/EquasisWeb/restricted/ShipInfo?fs=Search&P_IMO=9064322.
- "MV Altavia (423452)". United States Coast Guard. https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXSearch.aspx.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4cVGWTzKo8
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