Sam Ratulangi PB 1600

Sam Ratulangi PB 1600

Ship data flag  Indonesia Ship type Container Ship Callsign VCTJ home port Jakarta Shipyard Pal Indonesia Perwakilan Yard, Surabaja , Indonesia Build number 156 Keel laying June 30, 1998 Launch August 16, 2000

Ship dimensions and crew length 177.40 m ( Lüa ) width 27.90 m Draft Max. 9.70 m measurement 18247 GT

Machine system machine 1 × MAN-B & W - diesel engine (type: 7L60MC) Machine performance 13,440 kW (18,273 hp) Top speed 19 kn (35 km / h) propeller 1

Transport capacities Load capacity 26510 dwt Container 1644 TEU

Others Classifications Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia Registration numbers IMO no. 9151981

The Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 was an Indonesian container ship . The ship, named after the Indonesian politician Sam Ratulangi , became known as the ghost ship in 2018 .

history

The ship was built under hull number 156 at the shipyard Pal Indonesia Perwakilan Yard in Surabaja , Indonesia . The keel was laid on June 30, 1998, the floating in the building dock on August 16, 2000. The ship was delivered on January 5, 2001.

In 2018 the ship was sold for scrapping in Chittagong and towed to the scrapping yard in August. On August 13th, the towline broke in rough seas. Since no new towing connection could be established due to the swell, the ship was abandoned.

At the end of August 2018, the ship was discovered on a sandbank in the mouth of the Sittaung River near Thongwa in the Gulf of Martaban . Attempts to make the ship buoyant again failed. At the beginning of October 2018, the ship finally sank partially.

Technical specifications

The ship was on a seven-cylinder - Diesel engine type MAN B & W 7L60MC with 13,440  kW driven performance, a propeller worked. The ship reached a speed of 19  knots .

The deckhouse was far aft. In front of the deckhouse, 20 20-foot containers or 10 40-foot containers could be loaded one behind the other and up to eleven containers next to each other in ten container bays on deck . Directly in front of the deckhouse was a container bay in which containers could only be loaded on deck. The engine room was below deck here . In all other container bays, containers could be loaded both on deck and in the holds . The holds were closed with pontoon hatch covers. The container capacity of the ship was 1,644  TEU . The ship was prepared to be equipped with on- board cranes .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sam Ratulangi PB 1600. Ship data. Maritime-Connector.com, accessed February 20, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Sam Ratulangi PB 1600. Ship data. Ship-DB, accessed February 20, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Shipbreaking # 53 - November 2018 (PDF, 12.5 MB) Robin des Bois, accessed on February 20, 2020 . 
4. ^ Abandoned containership runs aground in Myanmar. Insurance Marine News, September 3, 2018, accessed February 20, 2020 . 
5. ^ 'Ghost ship' in Myanmar: Navy finds answers. BBC News, September 1, 2018, accessed February 20, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Abandoned 'Ghost Ship' Sinks Off Myanmar. gCaptain, October 4, 2018, accessed February 20, 2020 .