m.v.
"Biscayne Light"
(ex-Tao Triumph, "Global Triumph, Sea Triumph)
Owner: Florida Straits Navigation Limited, Hong Kong
Call sign: VRNA2 Inmarsat C: 447705826 Tel: +870 765 069 937 e-mail: biscaynelight@[Link]
Official no. HK-4025 IMO no. 9141235
Single deck timber / bulk carrier, Class NK, Hong Kong registry, Safety Management Certificate no.
TA00/WMK/20140128131529
Built : March 1997 Saiki Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Japan
Last d/d : September 2011 Special survey due : November 2016
Dwt : 23,604 mt on 9.518 m summer draft
LOA : 154.35 m Beam: 26.0 m Molded depth: 13.35 m
Gross tonnage : 14,747 (International) Net tonnage : 7,920 (International)
Light displacement tonnage : 5,486 mt
Gear : 4 x 30t SWL Mitsubishi electro-hydraulic cranes
Crane outreach : no. 1 : 22 meters from centerline; no. 2-4 : 24 meters from centerline
4 holds; 4 Nakata Kvaerner trans-folding jackknife hydraulically activated steel hatchcovers
Cargo hold capacity : Grain (Cuft) Bale (Cuft)
No. 1 255,027 246,540
No. 2 278,491 272,740
No. 3 278,276 272,623
No. 4 277,574 270,863
Totals : 1,089,368 1,062,766
Holds 2 / 3 are box shape with no lower hopper
Australian hold ladders; mechanical ventilation 2 & 3 (reversible, 3 changes per hour), dehumidifiers fitted; CO2 fitted all holds
Hatch size :
Hold Length Width
No. 1 19.2 m 12.72 m
No. 2 / 3 20.0 m 17.52 m
No. 4 20.8 m 17.52 m
Approximate flat tank top dimensions :
Hold Length Width
No. 1 28.8 m 6.8 m (F) / 22.4 m (A)
No. 2 28.0 m 22.4 m
No. 3 28.0 m 22.4 m
No. 4 28.8 m 22.0 m (F) / 6.0 m (A)
Fitted with 13 permanent 8m log stanchions/side and 26 collapsible 8m stanchions/side; limited lashing materials on board
Height from deck to underside of crane pedestal platform 9.0 m; from hatchcover to underside of jib crane 7.0 m
Constants : 200 tons + 75 tons unpumpable ballast
Deadweight / draft : Ordinary Timber
Tropical 24,283 mt on 9.716 m 25,531 mt on 10.078 m
Summer 23,604 mt on 9.518 m 24,823 mt on 9.873 m
Winter 22,929 mt on 9.320 m 23,882 mt on 9.599 m
Winter North Atlantic - 22,929 mt on 9.320 m
TPC fully laden : 34.2 mt
TPC at 15,000 dwt : 32.1 mt
Panama Gross : -
Panama Net : 12,365.00
Suez Gross : 15,050.95
Suez Net : 13,561.73
Bunker capacity : 1,030.88 cbm IFO; 75.23 cbm MDO
Ballast capacity : 8,120.29 cbm total
Strengths :
Tanktop 15.00 mt/m2
Hatch covers 3.00 mt/m2
Deck 3.67 mt/m2
Maximum airdraft 32.6 m laden; distance from water line to top of hatchcoaming 6.48 m laden condition; in ballast condition
10.59 m at no. 1; 10.32 m at no. 2; 9.93 m at no. 3; and 9.53 m at no. 4
Main engine Mitsubishi 6UEC45LA NCR 6,120 PS @ 150 rpm
Two 400 KW Yanmar M200L-UN auxiliary powered generator sets
Speed/consumption (Bunkers in accordance with ISO-8217:2005 RMG 35 and ISO-DMB) :
about 12.0 knots (L) / 12.5 knots (B) on about 15.5 mt/day + NDAS
about 13.0 knots (L) / 13.5 knots (B) on about 18.5 mt/day + NDAS
Speed/consumption under good weather, no adverse current, no negative influence of swell and maximum wind Beaufort
4. Vessel uses MDO in restricted waterways and when maneuvering in/out of port
Port consumption gear idle: about 1.2 mt/day IFO + about 0.4 mt/day MDO to start/stop
Gear working 24 hours/day: about 2.5 mt/day IFO + about 0.4mt/day MDO to start/stop
Boiler in port up to 1.1mt/day IFO
Owners P&I: Swedish Club
H&M Value: US$6,500,000
Commercial Managers: Santana Maritime Holdings Ltd.
Technical managers: Key Ship Management & Consultants, JLT
Indian crew/officers number: 20
All details are about, given in good faith, believed to be correct, but without guarantee.
