Name |
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FREMANTLE HIGHWAY |
Former names |
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- |
IMO number |
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9667344 |
Type |
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car carrier |
Built |
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2013 |
Length |
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199,97 m |
Beam |
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32,26m |
Draught |
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10,02 m |
Speed |
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- knots |
Capacity |
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6220 cars |
Manager |
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Wallem Shipmanagement Limited - Hong Kong |
Operator |
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K-Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd), Tokyo - Japan |
Flag |
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Panama |
Port of registry |
: |
Panama |
Extra information |
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In the night of Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 July 2023, a fire broke out on board of the Fremantle Highway. The ship was located north of the Wadden Island of Ameland. The cause was suspected to be an electric car battery. The ship burned out completely. 22 of the 23 crew members survived the disaster, many were injured, one person died on the way to hospital. |
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