General information

IMO:
9035101
MMSI:
247183200
Callsign:
ICBD
Width:
25.0 m
Length:
178.0 m
Deadweight:
Gross tonnage:
TEU:
Liquid Capacity:
Year of build:
Class:
AIS type:
Passenger ship
Ship type:
Flag:
Italy
Builder:
Owner:
Operator:
Insurer:

Course/Position

Position:
Navigational status:
Moving
Course:
259.0° / 13.0
Heading:
261.0° / 13.0
Speed:
Max speed:
Status:
moving
Area:
Mediterranean Sea
Last seen:
2024-03-27
1 day ago
Source:
T-AIS
From:
Destination:
ETA:
Summer draft:
Current draft:
Last update:
1 day ago
Source:
T-AIS
Calculated ETA:

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Latest ports

Port
Arrival
Departure
Duration
2024-03-26
2024-03-26
1h 50m
2024-03-26
2024-03-26
2h 38m
2024-03-26
2024-03-26
2h 26m
2024-03-23
2024-03-25
1d 22h 45m
2024-03-22
2024-03-22
1h 25m
2024-03-22
2024-03-22
2h 25m
2024-03-22
2024-03-22
2h 20m
2024-03-21
2024-03-21
13h 10m
2024-03-20
2024-03-20
2h 13m
2024-03-20
2024-03-20
8h 5m
Note: All times are in UTC

Latest Waypoints

Waypoints
Time
Direction
Genoa Approach
2024-03-20
Enter
Genoa Approach
2023-09-18
Leave
La Spezia Approach
2023-09-18
Enter
La Spezia Approach
2023-08-11
Leave
Gulf of Asinara
2023-07-15
Leave
Gulf of Asinara
2023-07-15
Enter
Gulf of Asinara
2023-06-17
Leave
Note: All times are in UTC

Latest news

Discussion about procedures after grounding

Tue Jun 17 10:42:28 CEST 2014 Timsen

Repairs of the damage suffered on May 31 on shoals at the Ile Rousse (Haute-Corse), were completed on June 9, and the "Mega Express 5" returned to its service to Toulon. The ship had suffered a scratch of 50 meters length and a crack in an empty ballast water tank of four centimeters length which had caused a water ingress. CGT officers of the Merchant Navy meanwhile pusblished an open letter to Frédéric Cuvillier, the State Secretary for Transport, blaming the owner for having endangered his passengers transporting them with such damages. The CGT wondered why the only legitimate decision to return to the dock and inspect the vessel had not been taken after the incident, but the ship continued to Toulon instead, and why the Cross-Med had he not been notified and why the ferry made four additional sailings to Corsica with nearly 5,000 passengers in total before repairs were started in La Spezia on June 2. The management of the company stated that only a vibration was felt on board, but it was not believed by the crew that it was necessary to immobilize the ship or notify authorities.

Ferry holed in grounding

Tue Jun 10 11:12:51 CEST 2014 Timsen

On June 1, 2014, the "Mega Express 5" ran onto a shoal while leaving the port of Ile Rousse bound for Toulon. The hull was dented 4 x 50 meters at the port side stern six meters below the waterline. Underway to Toulon, the crew remarked water ingress in a fuel tank and a cofferdam. In Toulon represenmtatives of the classification society RINA boarded the ferry. In the night of June 2 the "Mega Express 5" left Toulon at maximum speed for repairs in La Spezia within a few days. In La Spezia she was drydocked for repairs. The ship was replaced by the ferry "Sardinia Vera".

Deadly accident caused by wind gust

Thu Dec 08 10:54:43 CET 2011 Timsen

In the night of Dec 8, 2011, a man died aboard the "Mega Express". The ferry was in the port of Bastia when the accident occurred in stormy weather with winds of 1330 km/h around 1:30 a.m. The man from Roanne, Loire, came out to smoke a cigarette on deck 7 when he fell from the deck of the ship into the harbor basin. A CRS, who had gone to his assistance, suffered a crushed leg and a volunteer firefighter was injured by intervening. An investigation was initiated to determine the cause of death and an autopsy of the victim will be carried out. The ship was arrested for the length of investigations.

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