The ship photographed as Baltic Fulmar outside the Port of Rotterdam in 2020
History
Name
Reinbek (as built)
Cast Prestige (2005–2006)
Reinbek (2006–2017)[3]
Baltic Fulmar (2017–2023)
Newnew Polar Bear (2023–present)[1]
Owner
Hansa Hamburg Shipping Company (2005–2017)
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (2017–2023)
Hainan Xin Xin Yang Shipping (2023–present)[1]
Port of registry
Hamburg, Germany (2005–2006)
London, United Kingdom (2006–2010)[2]
Monrovia, Liberia (2010–2014)
Valletta, Malta (2014–2016)[3]
Monrovia, Liberia (2016–2017)
Limassol, Cyprus (2017–2023)[2]
Hong Kong, China (2023–present)[1]
Ordered
December 2003[2]
Builder
Jos.L. Meyer Werft (Papenburg, Germany)
Yard number
672[2]
Laid down
24 June 2004[2]
Launched
29 December 2004[2]
Completed
11 March 2005[4]
In service
2005–present
Identification
IMO number: 9313204
MMSI number: 477893800
Call sign: VRVQ4[1]
Status
In service
General characteristics
Type
Eilbek-class container ship[5]
Tonnage
16,324 GT
6,450 NT
15,952 DWT[1]
Displacement
23,847 t (23,470 long tons)
Length
169.0 m (554.5 ft)
Beam
27.2 m (89 ft)
Draught
9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Ice class
1A Super
Installed power
MAN B&W 8S50MC-C (12,640kW)
Propulsion
Single shaft; controllable pitch propeller
Bow thruster (950kW) and stern thruster (650kW)
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity
1,620 TEU
Crew
17 crew
12 passengers
Newnew Polar Bear is a Hong Kong-registered feeder container ship.
The vessel is the prime suspect for damaging the Balticconnector natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland in October 2023 by dragging its anchor.[6]
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