Aurora in Delfzijl, 19-06-2007
Aurora arriving in Delfzijl, 19-06-2007
Aurora in Delfzijl, 19-06-2007
Aurora arriving in Delfzijl, 19-06-2007

AURORA

IMO number:9052678
Call sign:PFZD
MMSI number:273293220
Nat. Official Number:5889 Z G 1992
Flag:Netherlands
Port of registry:Wemeldinge
Registered owner:C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Weststrate, Wemeldinge
ISM Manager:Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
Commercial manager:Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
Shipyard:Scheepswerf Bijlsma B.V., Wartena / 662
Launch date:22-12-1992
Delivery date:26-01-1993
Gross tonnage:1576
Net tonnage:874
Deadweight:2246
Length overall:82.00 M
Length BPP:79.90 M
Beam:11.00 M
Draught:4.12 M
TEU:128
Main engine:ABC 6MDZC
Power:750 kW
Speed in knots:10
Ship history & data

Ship history data

1993: MICHEL
 PFZD
Harlingen / Netherlands
(26-01-1993)		Owner: L. Switynk, Delfzijl
Manager: Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
2002: SEA RHINE
 PIHB
Delfzijl / Netherlands
(24-09-2002)		Owner: L. Switynk, Delfzijl
Manager: Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
2005: MICHEL
 PFZD
Harlingen / Netherlands
(00-10-2005)		Owner: L. Switynk, Delfzijl
Manager: Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
2006: AURORA
 PFZD
Wemeldinge / Netherlands
(24-02-2006)		Owner: C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Weststrate, Wemeldinge
Manager: Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
Shareholders: Sjaak Weststrate & Bert van der Plas
2007: SELVAAGSUND
 J8B3801
Kingstown / St. Vincent & Grenadines
(10-12-2007)		Owner: Berge Rederi AS, Hitra
Manager: Transmar AS, Hitra
2021: ALEKSANDER GUSEV
 UBMV8
Murmansk / Russia
(01-03-2021)		Owner: Inarctica North-West LLC, Murmansk
Manager: Inarctica North-West LLC, Murmansk
 

Additional info

Design:Bijlsma Trader 2200
22-03-2016:
Run aground at 02:54 at Sumarsøyna in Ytre Solund while traveling from Florø to Rostock,  leakage reported, lifeboat “KRISTIAN GERHARD JEPSEN” on standby.
23-03-2016:At 10:50 am refloated with Norwegian patrol boat “TOR” (IMO 9353369) and the tugboat “SILEX” (IMO 9085194), sailed to Florø for inspection.
23-03-2016:Unloaded 2,270 tons of gravel in Gunnhildvågen in Florø, then to a yard in Nordmøre for repairs.
05-06-2016:Arrived in Esbjerg after repairs in Florø.
17-10-2023:Drifted aground on the coast of Karelinskaya Guba inlet, Kola Peninsula and grounded on rocks. All 8 crew have been airlifted to safety by helicopter, salvage postponed until weather improvement. Stormy weather is reported to be the cause of grounding. No leak reported. The ship is engaged in coastal cargo activities with Murmansk serving as base port.


Latest data adjustment: 20-10-2023