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BBC Karan


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BBC Karan

BBC Karan inbound to the Port of Tyne (North East England) from Tenerife, Canary Islands on 1st May 2009. Bound to the Offshore Technology park with empty cable reels. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields.

Former Names:
1998-01 Scan Arctic
2006-04 Rickmers Arctic
2006-08 Scan Arctic
2007-01 BBC Arctic
2007-06 BBC KARAN

Owner: Rio Karan GmbH - Hamburg, Germany
Operator: BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH - Germany
http://www.bbc-chart...lbar/fleet.html

Built: 1998-11 Peene-Werft GmbH - Wolgast Yard/hull No.: 479
Hull Material:Steel; Strengthened for heavy cargoes; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:1 dk plus 1 hoistable dk; Bulbous bow; FS Ice Class 1A

ength Overall 126.510
Length (BP) 120.240
Breadth Extreme 20.300
Breadth Moulded 20.000
Draught 6.650
Depth 11.500
Gross 8,811
Net 2,793
Deadweight 7,331
Formula Deadweight 12,209

1 oil engine with flexible couplings & single reduction geared to screw shaft driving 1 CP propeller at 193 rpm
Total Power: Mcr 5,760kW (7,831hp)
Service Speed: 14.50kts
Design: MAN, Engine Builder: MAN B&W Diesel AG - Germany
1 x 12V32/40, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, Vee
12 Cy. 320 x 400, Mcr: 5760 kW (7831 hp)