MS Nautica
 MS Nautica at Kobe harbour, March 2007
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| History | |
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) 2000—2005: R Five 2005 onwards: Nautica[1][2] |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) 1998—2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001—present: Cruiseinvest[1] |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) 2000—2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001—2002: laid up 2002—2004: Pullmantur Cruises 2005 onwards: Oceania Cruises[1][3] |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) 1998—2001: Monrovia,  Liberia2001—present: Unknown,  Marshall Islands[1] |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Cost | £150 million[2] |
| Yard number | P31[1] |
| Acquired | 29 January 2000[1] |
| In service | 1 February 2000[1] |
| Identification | IMO number 9200938[1] |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | R class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 30,277 GT GT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
| Displacement | 2,948 t DWT DWT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
| Length | 181.00 m (593 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Decks | 9 (passenger accessible)[2] |
| Installed power | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels combined 13500 kW |
| Propulsion | 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed | 18 kn (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 684 passengers (lower berths) 824 passengers (all berths)[2] |
| Crew | 386[2] |
MS Nautica is an R class cruise ship owned by Cruiseinvest and operated under charter by Oceania Cruises. She was built in 2000 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France for Renaissance Cruises as MS R Five. Between 2002 and 2004 she sailed for Pullmantur Cruises before entering service with her current owners in 2005.[1][3]
On 30 November 2008 while sailing on the Gulf of Aden the Nautica came under attack by Somalian pirates, but was able to escape without any injuries to passenger or crew.[4]
Concept and construction
R Five was the fifth ship in a series of eight identical cruise ships built between 1998 and 2001 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at St. Nazaire, France for Renaissance Cruises.[3] She was delivered to Renaissance Cruises on 29 January 2000.[1]
Service history
On 1 February 2000 the R Fiveentered service with Renaissance Cruises on cruises in the Mediterranean.[1] She stayed in service until 25 September 2001, when Renaissance Cruises was declared bankrupt due to financial difficulties caused by the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.[3][5] Alongside six of her sister ships the R Five was laid up at Gibraltar. In December 2000 she was sold to the France-based Cruiseinvest and alongside her sisters was moved to Marseille, France for a further lay-up.[1][3]
From June 2002 the R Five was chartered to the Spain-based Pullmantur Cruises for cruising for the Spanish market. In service with Pullmantur she was marketed under the name "Blue Dream", but her registered name remained unchanged. During the northern hemisphere winter seasons she sailed out of Brazilian port as a part of Pullmantur's joint service with CVC.[1] R Five left service with Pullmantur in 2004.[3]
In November 2005 the R Five re-entered service when she was chartered to Oceania Cruises and renamed Nautica.[2] On 30 November 2008 at approximately 9:28 AM UTC+3, while sailing on the Maritime Safety Protection Area established in the Gulf of Aden due to persistent pirate attacks on the area, the Nautica encountered two Somalian pirate skiffs. Captain Jurica Brajcic ordered the ship to take evasive manoeuvres and to sail away at full speed. The Nautica was able to outrun her attackers, although the ship was fired on eight times. No passengers or crew were injured in the attack.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Asklander, Micke. "M/S R Five (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. pp. 459-460. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ a b c d e f Boyle, Ian. "Renaissance". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Oceania Cruises' Nautica on the target of pirates". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ Ward (2008). p. 45
External links
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