Name:
Asian Glory
Type: Car Carrier
Lenght: 184.07
m
Beam: 30.60
m
Depth: 31.86
m
Draft: 8.82
m
Deadweight: 13,363
m.t.
GT: 44,818
g.t.
NT: 13,445
g.t.
Capacity:
4,363 units
Year: 1994
Speed: 18.0 kn
Engine: MAN
8UEC560L
One
of the most discussed car carriers last days was Asian Glory, which
was hijacked by pirates around the shores of Somalia. The ships
sailing in the location are often victim of attacks, in spite of
the strong military ships in the vicinity. The Asian Glory is car
carrier built in 1994 and sailing for the fleet of Zodiac Maritime
Agencies Ltd. The ship has overall length of 184.07 meters and a
beam of 30.60 meters. The Asian Glory has moulded depth of 31.86
meters and summer draft of 8.82 meters. These measurements are giving
for the vessel large cargo space and capacity for 4,363 units. The
car carrier has summer deadweight of 13,363 metric tons and displacement
of 27,739 metric tons. The Asian Glory is quite large vessel with
gross tonnage of 44,818 gross tons and net tonnage of 13,445 net
tons. The TPC value of the ship is 44.770 metric tons and we already
discussed the importance of this number. The car carrier Asian Glory
has main engine MAN 8UEC560L,
which is giving power of 9,058 kW. This power is enough for the
ship to reach service speed of 18.0 knots. This speed is enough
for the ship to operate profitable for the ship-owner. The fuel
consumption at service speed is 39.00 metric tons of heavy fuel
per day and 0.10 metric tons of diesel oil per day. The optimized
shape and engine are giving high productivity and very profitable
service of the ship.
The cargo vessel is sailing under UK flag and covered
all the requirements of IMO, SOLAS and MARPOL. The ship has IMO
number 9070474, MMSI number 235007790 and call sign MFLG8. The ship
is sailing in the Pacific Ocean and during the last voyage was sailing
from Singapore to Saudi Arabia. Quite strange fact was that the
vessel was hijacked on more than 650 nautical miles from the shore,
which is claimed as quite secure distance. Asian Glory is quite
modern and good serviced vessel, which has large cargo capacity
and very reliable engine. date: 2nd January, 2010
