Helena Star (Updated)

Helena Star at Seattle

Helena Star

The Ship:

• IMO: 5120350
• Length: 51.4 meters
• Beam: 8.45 meters
• Tonnage: 498 GT
• Year of Build: 1947
• Builder: Westerbroek Scheepswerf, Westerbroek, Netherlands
• Name History: PACIFIC STAR (1977-? “Registered”), HELENA STAR I (1977), MONICA STAR I (1976-77), FRATERNITE (1950-76), VIOLETTE ERICA (1947-50)

Piper Inness

Piper Inness at the Port of Long Beach

The Ship:

• IMO: 8964109
• Type: Lightering Support Vessel (LSV)
• Owner: Foss Maritime Company
• Flag: USA
• Hailing Port: Long Beach, CA
• Length: 42.00 meters
• Beam: 8.83 meters
• Tonnage: 89 GT
• Year of Build: 1997
• Builder: C & G Boat Works, Bayou la Batre, AL
• Yard Number: 32
• Name History: Brother (1997-2005), Gulf Miracle (2005), Strategic Horizon (2005-07)

Wenatchee

Wenatchee Approaching Seattle

The Ship:

• Owner: Washington State Ferries
• Flag: USA
• Hailing Port: Seattle, WA
• Call Sign: WCY3378
• Length: 138 meters
• Beam: 26.7 meters
• Tonnage: 4,998 GT
• Year of Build: 1998
• Builder: Todd Shipyard, Seattle, WA
• Yard Number: 92

Arctic Storm

Arctic Storm at Smith Cove

The Ship:

• Type: Trawler/Processor
• Owner: Arctic Storm LLC
• Flag: USA
• Hailing Port: Seattle, WA
• Call Sign: WTQ5896
• Length: 101.8 meters
• Beam: 14.83 meters
• Tonnage: 4,068 GT
• Year of Build: 1943
• Builder: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, WA
• Yard Number: 12
• Name History: USS Patapsco (AOG-1), 1943-79

Ocean Arrow

Ocean Arrow at Apra Harbor

The Ship:

• IMO: 7636822
• Manager: Sekur Holdings
• Owner: CTI Group
• Flag: Panama
• Hailing Port: Panama
• Call Sign: HPCX
• Length: 105.00 meters
• Beam: 14.97 meters
• Tonnage: 3,895 GT
• Year of Build: 1978
• Builder: Solvesborgs Gotaverken, Solvesborg, Sweden
• Yard Number: 87
• Name History: J Young (2003-05), Warden Point (1979-03), Red Sea (1978-79)

Sammi Herald

Sammi Herald at Astoria, Oregon

The Ship:

• IMO: 7507150
• Length: 170.5 meters
• Beam: 22.9 meters
• Tonnage: 14,030 GT
• Year of Build: 1978
• Builder: Imai Shipbuilding, Kochi, Japan
• Name History: Pacific Trader (1978-81), Rimba Cengal (1978)

Favorite

Favorite at Ketchikan, Alaska

Favorite

The Ship:

• Official Number: 220234
• Owner: Fintan Fisheries, LLC
• Call Sign: WDD8546
• Homeport: Seattle, WA
• Length: 58 feet
• Beam: 16 feet
• Tonnage: 42 GT
• Year of Build: 1920
• Builder: Babare Bros, Tacoma, Washington, USA
• Name History: ?

New Star

Credit: Kyle Stubbs via http://www.shipspotting.com

New Star

The Ship:

• IMO: 7307392
• Owner: Arctic Vessel Management
• Flag: USA
• Call Sign: WBC8289
• Length: 57.6 meters
• Beam: 11.3 meters
• Tonnage: 1,115 GT
• Year of Build: 1942
• Builder: Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant, WV, USA
• Name History: COLONEL HORACE F. SPURGIN (MP 14) (1944-49), USS ACM-13 (1949-55), USS MMA-12 (1955), MIANTONOMAH (1955-60), NAUTILUS (1960-90), ALEUTIAN MIST (1990-91)