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MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ 39,999 DWT Chemical & Oil Carrier Built 2006

IDENTIFICATION: Launch Name was Cape Brasilia. Handy Tanker, Call Sign V7JS5, IMO Number 9302671. Built at Hyundai Mipo, Double Hull, Marshall Islands Flagged, GL Classed. DIMENSIONS/TONNAGES: Moulded Depth of 17.00 m., Lightship air draft of 41.31 m., Keel to mast air draft of 45.60 m., Tonnage of 20,892 Panama Canal Net, 22,596 Suez Canal Net, 10,181 International Net, 8,674 Light Displacement and 39,367 Dwt (long). Length Overall of 175.93 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 168.00 m., Draught of 11.06 m., Beam of 31.00 m., 49.37 Tonnes per Centimetre Immersion, Gross Tonnage of 25,108. Engine Description 2 S.A. 6-cyl., Engine Model 6S50MC6.1, MAN B. & W. Engine, Speed of 14.50 kts, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 11665. 1 fixed pitch Propellor, Bow Thruster.

OWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH, Germany, website: http://www.csm-d.com. UPT United Product Tankers GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, website: http://www.uptankers.com/

SPECIALIZED DETAILS: Cargo Capacity of 44,734 cu.m., Segregated Ballast Tanks, 12 Tanks, 12 Pumps with a total Capacity of 3,000 cu.m., Epoxy Tank Coating, IMO Class 3, Heat Exchangers, Maximum heating capacity of 66 degrees celsius, 7 Cargo Separations, Marpol Certificate.

CARGO HANDLING: 7 Cargo Separations, 12 Wing Tanks with a capacity of 44,734 cu.m., 9 Cargo Manifolds, Stern Discharge, Closed Loading System, Cargo connections have diameters of 16 inches, Manifold height above deck of 2.10 m., Distance from bow to centre manifold is 89.93 m., 12 Centrifugal Pump(s), Maximum operating capacity of cargo pumps is 3,000 t/hr, S/Steel cargo lines, Crude Oil Washing. Ballast Capacity of 20,771 tonnes, Satellite Communications, Marpol Certificate, Solas Certificate, High Level Alarms, Automatic Ullaging, Inert Gas System, Vapour Return Ashore, Centre Line Bulkhead.

MAIN ENGINE:  1 x Diesel – MAN B. & W. 6S50MC6.1 2-stroke 6-cyl. 500mm x 1910mm bore/stroke – 8,580mkW total at 127rpm.

OTHER POWER EQUIPMENT:  No Shaft Generator.

PROPULSOR:  1 x FP Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical), 127rpm.

POS, PROPULSOR:  1 x Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Fwd.) (electric) at 900ekW total AC.

OTHER ENGINE EQUIPMENT:  1 x Screw Shaft.

LIFTING EQUIPMENT:  No Cargo Gear.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Inbound under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Inbound under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Inbound under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Fort Wadsworth in foreground. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Fort Wadsworth in the foreground. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Portside bow view detail. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Portside stern view detail. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Portside bow view detail. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Portside stern view detail. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Manhattan skyline in the background. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Manhattan skyline in the background. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Statue of Liberty visible in the background. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Statue of Liberty visible to the extreme left of the picture. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. Already anchored are tankers MT ‘Hafnia Crux’ and MT ‘Star I’. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

Built at Hyundai Mipo in 2009, handytanker MT ‘Cape Brasilia’ arriving at Upper New York Harbor in late evening of rainy summer day. MT ‘Star I’ to the right. Karatzas Photographie Maritime.

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