FV Athena
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Athena is a 7,805 GT factory ship
which was built in 1992. In October 2010, she caught fire off the Isles of Scilly
. In May 2011 she caught fire while lying at the harbour of Runavík
in Skálafjørður
, Faroe Islands
. It happened at night, and people who lived on the other side of the fjord, where the smoke was headed, were evacuated. Some months later the ship was sold to Smedegaarden in Esbjerg
, which will take her apart.
. She is 105 metre long overall (88.8 metre between perpendiculars), with a beam of 20.03 metre. She has a maximum draught of 9.15 metre and a depth of 14.7 metre.
The ship is propelled by a 5920 kW Wärtsilä
16V32D diesel engine
which drives a single 4 metre diameter 4-blade screw propeller, giving her a maximum speed of 14.5 knots (28.4 km/h). She is equipped with two 1030 kW Deutz
auxiliary diesel engines. Athena is also equipped with a 440 kW bow thruster
.
as yard number 503, her keel was laid on 9 October 1991 and she was launched on 20 February 1992. Completion was on 1 November 1992.
Originally named Kapitan Azarkin, she was built for Rybcomflot Moscow, Russia
. She was allocated the IMO number 8907096. In 2001, she was awarded by a court judgement to Laskaridis Shipping Co Ltd, Athens
, Greece
, and was renamed Athena. Renamed Athena in 2004, she was sold in 2005 to Davlos Shipping Ltd, followed by a sale later that year to Atlantic Wave Co Ltd, the nationalities of which are not recorded.
She was renamed Skadi at this time. She was then sold to Ocean Group Faroes Ltd, Hósvík
, regaining the name Athena. In 2008, she was renamed Athena II, returning to Athena in 2009. Her port of registry is Hósvík and Athena is allocated the MMSI number 231411000.
On 27 October 2010, Athena was reported to be on fire in the Atlantic Ocean
200 nautical miles (370.4 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly
. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency
at Falmouth
were alerted to the ship's distress at 06:00 British Summer Time
(05:00 UTC
). The container ship
went to her assistance. A Dassault Falcon 50
from France
was despatched to co-ordinate communications between the ships and coastguard. A Sea King
helicopter of 771 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Culdrose
, was scrambled to the Isles of Scilly, where it was refuelled and held ready for use should it be required. The aircraft would have been able to spend only 20 minutes on scene at a time, as Athena was at the limit of its range. Ninety-eight of the 111 crew left Athena in lifeboats
, leaving 13 to fight the fire. With the fire reported to be "under control", Athena made for Falmouth at 8 knots (15.7 km/h) and was expected to arrive on the evening of 28 October. Once she arrived, specialist firefighters were transported to the ship to assess the fire, which was thought to be still burning at the time. Vega, with the 98 crew rescued from Athena, was originally bound for Jamaica
.
She later diverted to Falmouth to disembark the rescuees.
On 28 October, twelve firemen from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service were airlifted to Athena by helicopter. At 17:00, the officer in charge of the firefighting operation ordered the ship evacuated because of a release of carbon dioxide
. Athena was taken in tow by the tug
Anglian Princess at 19:00, but was ordered to remain 4.3 nautical miles (8 km) off Falmouth. On 30 October, salvors boarded Athena to assess the damage done to her by the fire. On 2 November, Athena was still being held off Famouth. Salvors from Smit International
were reported as fighting the fire, which was still burning, and assessing whether or not it was safe to bring Athena into port. The tug Anglian Earl was giving assistance.
On 9 May 2011, Athena was lying at the harbour of Saltangará
in Runavík
municipality in the Faroe Islands
. Shortly after midnight, a fire on board Athena was reported to the Faroese authorities. There was a lot of smoke and the wind direction was towards the villages on the other side of the Skálafjørður
fjord. The people who lived in the villages of Skála
and Glyvrar
were evacuated at around four in the morning to a community house in Strendur
, a neighbouring village. Four men were working onboard when the accident happened. The police later reported that the fire was probably caused by the materials which the men were using during their work. Some months later the ship was sold to Esbjerg
in Denmark
, where she will be taken apart.
Factory ship
A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish...
which was built in 1992. In October 2010, she caught fire off the Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
. In May 2011 she caught fire while lying at the harbour of Runavík
Runavík
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,...
in Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður, also known as Kongshavn is a fjord in Eysturoy. It is the largest fjord in the Faroe Islands...
, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. It happened at night, and people who lived on the other side of the fjord, where the smoke was headed, were evacuated. Some months later the ship was sold to Smedegaarden in Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
, which will take her apart.
Construction
The ship is a 7,805 GT factory shipFactory ship
A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish...
. She is 105 metre long overall (88.8 metre between perpendiculars), with a beam of 20.03 metre. She has a maximum draught of 9.15 metre and a depth of 14.7 metre.
The ship is propelled by a 5920 kW Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets. The core products of Wärtsilä include large combustion engines...
16V32D diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
which drives a single 4 metre diameter 4-blade screw propeller, giving her a maximum speed of 14.5 knots (28.4 km/h). She is equipped with two 1030 kW Deutz
Deutz AG
Deutz AG is an engine manufacturer, based in Cologne, Germany.-History:The company was founded by Nikolaus Otto, inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, in 1864 as N. A...
auxiliary diesel engines. Athena is also equipped with a 440 kW bow thruster
Bow thruster
A bow thruster is a transversal propulsion device built into, or mounted to, the bow of a ship or boat to make it more maneuverable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow the captain to turn the vessel to port or starboard without using the main propulsion mechanism which requires...
.
History
The contract for building the ship was signed on 24 February 1989. Built by Factorias Vulcano SA, VigoVigo
Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
as yard number 503, her keel was laid on 9 October 1991 and she was launched on 20 February 1992. Completion was on 1 November 1992.
Originally named Kapitan Azarkin, she was built for Rybcomflot Moscow, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. She was allocated the IMO number 8907096. In 2001, she was awarded by a court judgement to Laskaridis Shipping Co Ltd, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, and was renamed Athena. Renamed Athena in 2004, she was sold in 2005 to Davlos Shipping Ltd, followed by a sale later that year to Atlantic Wave Co Ltd, the nationalities of which are not recorded.
She was renamed Skadi at this time. She was then sold to Ocean Group Faroes Ltd, Hósvík
Hósvík
Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has 281 inhabitants and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast.*Population: 281*Postal code : FO 420*Location: *Municipality: Sunda Kommuna...
, regaining the name Athena. In 2008, she was renamed Athena II, returning to Athena in 2009. Her port of registry is Hósvík and Athena is allocated the MMSI number 231411000.
On 27 October 2010, Athena was reported to be on fire in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
200 nautical miles (370.4 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK executive agency working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and International maritime law and safety policy.This involves coordinating search and rescue at sea through Her Majesty's Coastguard , ensuring that...
at Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
were alerted to the ship's distress at 06:00 British Summer Time
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
(05:00 UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
). The container ship
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
went to her assistance. A Dassault Falcon 50
Dassault Falcon 50
|-See also:-References:* Taylor, John W R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK:Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.-External links:* *...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
was despatched to co-ordinate communications between the ships and coastguard. A Sea King
Sea King
Sea-King , refers to a Viking, pirate chieftain of the early Middle Ages.It may also refer to:-Aviation:* SH-3 Sea King, American, naval helicopter* Westland Sea King, British, licensed version of the SH-3...
helicopter of 771 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Culdrose
RNAS Culdrose
Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose , based in Cornwall, near Helston, on the Lizard Peninsula, has three major roles: serving the Fleet Air Arm's front line Sea King and Merlin helicopter squadrons; providing search and rescue for the South West region; and training specialists for the Royal Navy...
, was scrambled to the Isles of Scilly, where it was refuelled and held ready for use should it be required. The aircraft would have been able to spend only 20 minutes on scene at a time, as Athena was at the limit of its range. Ninety-eight of the 111 crew left Athena in lifeboats
Lifeboat (shipboard)
A lifeboat is a small, rigid or inflatable watercraft carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard ship. In the military, a lifeboat may be referred to as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats. Recreational sailors sometimes...
, leaving 13 to fight the fire. With the fire reported to be "under control", Athena made for Falmouth at 8 knots (15.7 km/h) and was expected to arrive on the evening of 28 October. Once she arrived, specialist firefighters were transported to the ship to assess the fire, which was thought to be still burning at the time. Vega, with the 98 crew rescued from Athena, was originally bound for Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
.
She later diverted to Falmouth to disembark the rescuees.
On 28 October, twelve firemen from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service were airlifted to Athena by helicopter. At 17:00, the officer in charge of the firefighting operation ordered the ship evacuated because of a release of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
. Athena was taken in tow by the tug
Tugboat
A tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal,or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for...
Anglian Princess at 19:00, but was ordered to remain 4.3 nautical miles (8 km) off Falmouth. On 30 October, salvors boarded Athena to assess the damage done to her by the fire. On 2 November, Athena was still being held off Famouth. Salvors from Smit International
Smit International
Smit Internationale N.V. is a Dutch company operating in the maritime sector. The company was founded in 1842 by Fop Smit as a towage company with only the 140 hp paddle steamer tug 'Kinderdijk'....
were reported as fighting the fire, which was still burning, and assessing whether or not it was safe to bring Athena into port. The tug Anglian Earl was giving assistance.
On 9 May 2011, Athena was lying at the harbour of Saltangará
Saltangará
Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður....
in Runavík
Runavík
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,...
municipality in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. Shortly after midnight, a fire on board Athena was reported to the Faroese authorities. There was a lot of smoke and the wind direction was towards the villages on the other side of the Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður, also known as Kongshavn is a fjord in Eysturoy. It is the largest fjord in the Faroe Islands...
fjord. The people who lived in the villages of Skála
Skala
Skała is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Kraków Voivodeship ....
and Glyvrar
Glyvrar
Glyvrar is a village located on Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands.It is one of several villages on the eastside of Skalafjørður that have grown into a 10 kilometre long conurbation.In Glyvrar there is a museum called ’Bygdasavnid Forni’...
were evacuated at around four in the morning to a community house in Strendur
Strendur
Strendur is a village on the Faroese island Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2002 population was 816. Its postal code is FO 490. Strendur means beach or strand in the Faroese language.-External links:...
, a neighbouring village. Four men were working onboard when the accident happened. The police later reported that the fire was probably caused by the materials which the men were using during their work. Some months later the ship was sold to Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, where she will be taken apart.