5 May, 2016 by Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo

"Nordic Mistral" and "Raiatea" in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

A Suezmax tanker and a Capesize bulk carrier are anchored this morning sheltered by Anaga, in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, conducting bunkering supply operations on behalf of Cepsa, and the former is also changing crew. The vessels are the tanker "Nordic Mistral" and the bulk carrier "Raiatea", both flagged in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands.

The tanker "Nordic Mistral" is a Suezmax vessel with a deadweight of 164,236 tons, owned by Nordic American Tankers Ltd. and operated by Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH. Built at the Samho shipyard in South Korea, it entered service in October 2002 under the name "Pentathlon". Between 2003 and 2008, it sailed under the name "Cape Balboa" and, regaining its original name, it came under the ownership of its current operator in November 2009. It measures 274 m in length, 50 m in beam, and 17 m in draft. IMO Code 9233210.

The bulk carrier "Raiatea" is owned by Chloe Owning Co. Ltd. and operated by the Greek company TMS Dry Limited. Built at the Sundong shipyard, it entered service in June 2011 under the name "Conches". In April 2014, it came under the ownership of its current owner. It is a vessel of 92,924 gross tons and 179,078 deadweight tons, with a total length of 292.20 m, a beam of 45 m, a depth of 24.80 m, and a maximum draft of 18.32 m. IMO Code 9580376.