MS Nautica

MS Nautica at Kobe harbour, March 2009
History
Name
  • 2000–2004: R Five
  • 2004 onwards: Nautica[1][4]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Cost£150 million[4]
Yard numberP31[1]
Laid down22 March 1999[2]
Launched31 July 1999[2]
Completed7 January 2000[2]
Acquired29 January 2000[1]
In service1 February 2000[1]
Identification
StatusIn Service
General characteristics [1]
Class and type
Tonnage30,277 GT[2]
Length181.00 m (593 ft 10 in)
Beam25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)[2]
Depth8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)[2]
Decks11[5] (9 passenger accessible)[4]
Installed power
  • 4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels
  • combined 13,500 kW (18,100 hp)
Propulsion2 propellers[4]
Speed18 kn (33.34 km/h)
Capacity
  • 684 passengers (lower berths)
  • 824 passengers (all berths)[4]
  • 2,948 t DWT
Crew386[4]

MS Nautica is a cruise ship built for Renaissance Cruises as part of their R class. As part of their Regatta Class, Nautica is now owned and operated by Oceania Cruises. She was built in 2000 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, for Renaissance Cruises as MS R Five. She sailed for Pullmantur Cruises between 2002 and 2004 before entering service with her current owners in 2005.[1][2][3]

The Nautica was at Greenock Ocean Terminal when Storm Ali struck on 20 September 2018. At 11:00 the ship's mooring lines parted and it broke free, getting blown into the Tail of the Bank area of the firth where tugs came to its assistance. The 478 passengers and 26 crew who were onshore at the time were looked after until the ship returned to its berth in the evening.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Asklander, Micke. "M/S R Five (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nautica (29696)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b Boyle, Ian. "Renaissance". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 459–460. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
  5. ^ Sloan, Gene (30 November 2008). "Shots fired as pirates attack Oceania cruise ship". USA Today Cruise Log. USA Today. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Super Ali Goes Ballistic... Conditions Are Atrocious, Daily Record, 20 September 2018". PressReader.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Storm Ali: Two killed as severe winds lash UK and Ireland". BBC News. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
    "Liner breaks free as Storm Ali hits Scotland". BBC News. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2024.