Panagia Parou

Panagia Parou

Ship data flag  France (1996–2005) Greece (2005–2007) Malta (2007–2017)     other ship names NGV Asco Red Sea II Ship type Fast ferry Callsign 9HXQ8 home port Calvi (1996-2005) Piraeus (2005-2007) Valletta (2007-2017) Shipyard Chantiers Leroux et Lotz Naval , Saint-Malo Build number 622 Keel laying September 30, 1994 Launch June 6, 1995 takeover March 26, 1996 Commissioning April 20, 1996 Whereabouts Sunk on April 21, 2017, scrapped in 2018

Ship dimensions and crew length 102 m ( Lüa ) width 15 m Draft Max. 2.79 m measurement 4,934 GT

Machine system machine 4 × MTU diesel engine (20 V 1163) Machine performance 24,000 kW (33 hp) Top speed 37 kn (69 km / h)

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 576 Vehicle capacity 150 cars

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 9108049

The Panagia Parou was a fast ferry that was last used by Inter Lines.

history

NGV Asco

The ship was built by the shipyard Chantiers Leroux et Lotz Naval as NGV Asco . The keel was laid on September 30, 1994, the launch on June 6, 1995. On March 26, 1996, the ship was delivered to Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée and sailed under the flag of France with its home port of Calvi . It was used from April 20, 1996 between Nice , Livorno and Corsica . In the summer season 2002 the ship operated the route Almería - Ghazaout , in the summer season 2003 Almería - Oran .

Panagia Parou

In May 2005 Ventouris Ferries bought the ship and used the ship as Panagia Parou in Greece. It sailed under the flag of Greece with its home port in Piraeus . After the ship was laid up in Lavrion from September 2005 , it was used in the 2006 summer season on the Lavrio - Paros - Naxos - Katapola Amorgos route.

Red Sea II

In February 2007, NEL Lines bought the ship, then Waves Shipping SA took over the ship and renamed it Red Sea II . The ship sailed under the flag of Malta with its home port Valletta .

Panagia Parou

In January 2010 the ship was renamed Panagia Parou again . From July 2010, European Seaways chartered the ship and operated it on the Bari - Durres route until the end of August 2010 . From September to October 2010 it was used on the Heraklion - Santorini route. From mid-October 2010, the ship was launched in Perama . From April to September 2011 it was used on the route Agios Konstantinos - Skiathos - Skopelos - Alonisso . In July 2012 Inter Lines chartered the ship and operated it between Algeciras and Tanger-Med from August to the end of 2012 . It was then launched in Algeciras.

Sinking and scrapping

On April 20, 2017, the ship leaked in the port of Algeciras and sank the following day. On September 5, 2017, Ardentia Marine began salvaging the ship. It was erected again and made floatable by October 2017. On December 14, 2017, the wreck was auctioned for 366,000 euros to the Turkish company Bright Sunset Co. SA. On June 23, 2018, the ship left the port of Algeciras in tow with World Tug 1 . The tug arrived in Aliaga on July 16, 2018, where the Panagia Parou is to be scrapped.

Sister ship

The ship has a sister ship with the Kalli P.

Web links

• HSC NGV Asco , fact om Fartyg

Remarks

1. ↑ IMO no. 7000724

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Comienza la fase de adrizamiento para reflotar al buque 'Panagia Parou', hundido en Algeciras. 20 Minutos, October 2, 2017, accessed October 8, 2018 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ Los trabajos de reflotamiento des Panagia Parou entranm en su recta final. El Estrecho Digital, October 13, 2017, accessed December 22, 2017 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Panagia Parou subasta. El Estrecho Digital, November 9, 2017, accessed November 15, 2017 (Spanish). 
4. ↑ La APBA celebra la subasta publica del Panagia Parou. El Estrecho Digital, December 14, 2017, accessed December 22, 2017 (Spanish). 
5. ↑ El Panagia Parou, adjudicado por 366,000 euros. El Estrecho Digital, December 14, 2017, accessed December 22, 2017 (Spanish). 
6. ↑ Panagia Parou - IMO 9108049. Picture at Shipspotting.com. June 23, 2018, accessed June 24, 2018 .