Poseidon

Poseidon04Research vessel Poseidon is moored at Kreishafen Rendsburg on October 20th, 2009.
Built: 1976 | IMO No.: 7427518 | Gross tonnage: 1,105 | Flag: Germany | Main investigation area: oceanographic and geological research in the Atlantic ocean and its marginal seas

NB 418 & Mosel Trader

NB 518 & Mosel Trader0Signs of the crisis. New built vessels NB 418 and Mosel Trader are moored at Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, Kiel on October 18th, 2009.
Obviously the handover to the owners has been postponed. NB 418’s  future name is supposed to be Buxpower.

NB 418: Built: 2009 | IMO No.: 9418377 | Gross tonnage: 36,087 | Flag: Germany | Container capacity: 3,414 TEU

Mosel Trader: Built: 2009 | IMO No.: 9377573 | Gross tonnage: 28,048 | Flag: Antigua | Container capacity: 2,702 TEU

Note: Buxpower never came into service. The vessel was sold and came into service under the name of Box Voyager.

Triumph Ace

Triumph Ace5Vehicles carrier Triumph Ace is moored in Bremerhaven on May 18th, 2009.
Built: 2000 | IMO No.: 9209506 | Gross tonnage: 55,880 | Flag: Panama | Cargo capacity: 5,059 cars, 204 trucks and 44 bulldozer

Jette Theresa

Jette Theresa5Chemical tanker Jette Theresa passed Schülp on October 20th, 2009 during an eastbound voyage through Kiel canal.
Built: 2009 | IMO No.: 9406582 | Gross tonnage: 7,728 | Flag: Denmark

Saga Rose

Saga Rose02Saga Rose05Cruise vessel Saga Rose is arriving in Kiel for her final passage through Kiel canal on September 6th, 2009.
She will be scrapped by the end of the season.

Saga Rose38Cruise vessel Saga Rose is leaving Kiel-Holtenau for her final passage through Kiel canal on September 6th, 2009.
She will be scrapped by the end of the season.
Built: 1965 | IMO No.: 6416043 | Gross tonnage: 24,528 | Flag: Bahamas | Passenger capacity: 789

ocean ship pictures by Christian Costa