FV Athena

This article is about the fishing factory ship. For other vessels, see Athena (disambiguation).
Athena five days after the fire on 9 May 2011 in the Faroe Islands.
History
Name
  • Kapitan Azarkin (1992-2004)
  • Athena (2004-05)
  • Skadi (2005)
  • Athena (2005-08)
  • Athena II (2008-09)
  • Athena (since 2009)
Owner
  • Dalmoreport Trawlers Ltd (1992-2001)
  • Laskarddis Shipping Ltd (2001)
  • Bergen Industries & Fishing Corp (2001-04)
  • Davlos Shipping Ltd (2004-05)
  • Atlantic Wave Co Ltd (2005)
  • Ocean Group Faroes Ltd (2005-10)
  • Thor Offshore and Fisheries (since 2010)
Operator
  • Unimed Glory SA (1992-2006)
  • Ocean Group Faroes Ltd (2006-10)
  • Thor Offshore and Fisheries (since 2010)
Port of registry
  • Russia Vladivostok (1992-2004)
  • Greece Athens (2001)
  • South Korea South Korea (2001-04)
  • Faroe Islands Hósvík (since 2005)
BuilderFactorias Vulcano SA
Yard number503
Laid down9 October 1991
Launched2 February 1992
Completed1 November 1992
Out of serviceMay 2011
Identification
FateSold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and typeFactory ship
Tonnage
Length
  • 105.00 m (344 ft 6 in) overall
  • 88.80 m (291 ft 4 in) between perpendiculars
Beam20.03 m (65 ft 9 in)
Draught
  • 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in) (minimum)
  • 9.15 m (30 ft 0 in) (maximum)
Depth14.70 m (48 ft 3 in)
Decks3
Ice classICE-C
Installed powerWärtsilä 16V32D diesel engine
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Crew125

Athena was a 7,805 GT factory ship which was built in 1992. In October 2010, she caught fire off the Isles of Scilly. In May 2011 she caught fire while lying at the harbour of Runavík in Skálafjørður, Faroe Islands. It happened at night, and people who lived on the other side of the fjord, where the smoke was headed, were evacuated.[1] Some months later the ship was sold to Smedegaarden in Esbjerg, which took her apart.[2]

  1. ^ "Skipini.fo". Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  2. ^ "Aktuelt.fo". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-04.