MV FAS Provence
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV FAS Provence
- IMO number
- 8508436
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 6,071
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 129.6 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1986
- Builder
- Rickmers Werft
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV FAS Provence
MV FAS Provence was a cargo ship that sank in January 2012 off the coast of Malta. She was built in 1986 by Rickmers Reismühlen in Bremerhaven, Germany as MV Britta Thien, and sailed under the German flag for two years. She did not operate between 1988 and 1997, when she was renamed and reflagged as a Bahamian ship. She sank on 13 January 2012, about 80 miles (130 km) offshore from Fort Delimara, during a storm in the Mediterranean Sea while unmanned and under tow. At the time of her sinking, she was operated by Döhle (IOM) Ltd. FAS Provence had a gross tonnage of 6,071 and a deadweight tonnage of 8,050 tonnes. She measured 129.6 metres (425 ft) in length and had a beam of 20.1 metres (66 ft). She was powered by a single diesel engine, and had a speed of sixteen knots.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV FAS Provence now?
- MV FAS Provence has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV FAS Provence?
- MV FAS Provence is a ship, built in 1986 by Rickmers Werft. The vessel is 129.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 6,071.
- Has MV FAS Provence been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV FAS Provence appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).