17 February, 2021 by Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo

The dredger “Dravo Costa Dorada” will be scrapped in El Musel

The suction dredger “Dravo Costa Dorada” will end its maritime life in the scrapyard managed by the Spanish company DDR Vessels XXI at the port of El Musel. In this case, it is the first vessel over 500 GRT, specifically under the Spanish flag, to be scrapped in Spain under European environmental regulations.

Owned by Dravosa, the Spanish subsidiary of Van Oord, it was formerly known as “Volvox Scaldia,” the name it was built under at the IHC Smit BV shipyard in Kinderdijk (Netherlands) and entered service in 1987. Since April 2009, it has been owned by the aforementioned Spanish company.

With a gross tonnage of 1,996 and a deadweight of 3,000 tons, it measures 85.81 m in overall length, 14 m in beam, and 3.94 m in draft. The hopper has a capacity of 2,548 cubic meters, and the suction arm can operate at a depth of 28 m. Powered by two Bolnes engines, with a power of 2,278 horsepower, it maintains a speed of 11 knots. IMO 8611180.