ArtExplorer - IMO 9995686

 

 

 Type: Yacht / Leisure Vessel

Flag: France

Year Built: 2024

Length Overall (LOA): 47 m

Beam (Width): 17 m

Draft: 3.4 m

Gross Tonnage (GT): 497

MMSI: 228456700

Call Sign: FMXZ

BAP Unión - BEV 161

 

Name	BAP Unión
Namesake	Unión (1865)
Ordered	23 December 2010
Builder	SIMA, Callao, Peru
Laid down	8 December 2012[4]
Launched	22 December 2014[1]
Commissioned	27 January 2016[2][3]
Identification	MMSI number: 760105000 Callsign: OBAA
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Type	Barque
Displacement	3,200 t[5][6]
Length	115.50 m (378 ft 11 in)[5][8][9]
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)[9]
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	Caterpillar 3516H engine,[7] a BERG propeller, a Rolls-Royce maneuvering propeller and a Reintjes LAF-863L gearbox
Sail plan	Four-masted barque; 34 sails, total sail area of 3,402 m² (36,620 sq. ft.)[10]
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)[11]

Maltese Falcon - IMO 9384552

 

Name	Maltese Falcon
Namesake	The Maltese Falcon
Owner	Thomas Perkins (2006–2008) Pleon Ltd[1] (2008–)
Operator	Pleon Ltd., Tortola, BVI
Builder	Perini Navi, DEARSAN, Tuzla, İstanbul
Launched	1990
Completed	2006-02-06
Identification	IMO number: 9384552 MMSI number: 249555000 Callsign: 9HUQ9
Yacht design:	Dykstra Naval Architects
General characteristics [2]
Type	sailing yacht
Tonnage	1157 (GT)
Displacement	1,240 t (1,220 long tons; 1,367 short tons)
Length	88.10 m (289 ft)
Beam	12.60 m (41 ft)
Height	58.20 m (191 ft)
Draught	6.00–11.00 m (20–36 ft)
Propulsion	2 × 1,524kW Deutz TBD 620 V12 at 1,800rpm
Sail plan	self-standing three-mast square rigger sail area 2,396 m2 (25,790 sq ft)
Capacity	12 guests
Crew	18 persons

Tiziana - IMO 1000576

 

IMO number	1000576
MMSI	215959000
Name of the ship	TIZIANA
Former names	ASPASIA ALPHA (2005) TIZIANA (1963)
Vessel type	Yacht
Operating status	Active
Flag	Malta
Gross tonnage	153 tons
Length	35 m
Breadth	7 m
Year of build	1963
Builder	ABEKING & RASMUSSEN - LEMWERDER, GERMANY
Classification society	LLOYD'S SHIPPING REGISTER

Shtandart

History
Russia
Name	Shtandart
Namesake	Frigate (1703), Imperial Yacht ship
Owner	Shtandart Project (St Petersburg)
Builder	Vladimir Martus
Laid down	November 4, 1994
Launched	September 4, 1999
Commissioned	June 25, 2000
Identification	MMSI number: 273452840 Callsign: UAEM
Status	Sail Training vessel
General characteristics (typical)
Class and type	replica 28-gun frigate,
Displacement	220 tons[1]
Length	34.5 m (113 ft) (Overall),[1] 25.88 m (84.9 ft) (registered length)[1]
Beam	7.0 m (23.0 ft)[1]
Height	33 m (108 ft) mainmast[1]
Draft	3.0–3.3 m (9.8–10.8 ft)[1]
Decks	Berth, Gun, Spar
Propulsion	Sail (three masts, ship rig), 1999: add 2 х Volvo Penta TAMD 122P, 560 hp (420 kW)
Sail plan	620 m2 (6,700 sq ft) on three masts[1]
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	1703: 120 seamen, 1999: 40 seamen
Armament	7 modern saluting guns (original of 1703 had 28 guns)

 

Calypso

 

Alexandros Achilleas

Rainbow Warrior - IMO 9575383

Name:	Rainbow Warrior
Owner:	Greenpeace
Port of registry:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ordered:	July 2009
Builder:	Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen, Germany[1]
Cost:	€22.5m[2]
Launched:	October 2011
Christened:	October 2011
Completed:	October 2011
Identification:	IMO number: 9575383
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Motor assisted yacht
Tonnage:	approximately 855 GT[2]
Length:	61.34 m (201 ft 3 in) oa[3]
Beam:	11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)[2]
Height:	54.25 m (178 ft 0 in) (air draft)[2]
Draught:	5.15 m (16 ft 11 in)[2]
Propulsion:	Sail with diesel-electric backup[2]
Speed:	15 kts
Capacity:	30 persons[2]
Notes:	Sail area: 1,255m², Helipad[2]

Jadran

Name:	Jadran
Namesake:	Adriatic Sea
Cost:	8,407,030 dinars
Launched:	25 June 1931
Commissioned:	19 August 1933
Fate:	captured by Italians in April 1941
Kingdom of Italy
Name:	Marco Polo
Namesake:	Marco Polo
Acquired:	1941
Decommissioned:	1943
SFR Yugoslavia
Commissioned:	1947
Out of service:	1992
Fate:	passed to FRY Navy
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro
Commissioned:	1992
Out of service:	2006
Fate:	passed to Montenegro Navy
Montenegro
Owner:	Montenegrin Navy
Identification:	MMSI number: 262999000 Callsign: 4OMA
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Type:	barquentine
Displacement:	737 tons
Length:	58.2 m (190 ft 11 in)
Beam:	8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Height:	39.1 m (128 ft 3 in)
Draft:	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Speed:	10.4-knot (19 km/h) maximum motor speed

Alcanara - IMO 1009259 (now Thila)

ALCANARA was the former name of the Australian-built 29.1-metre sailing yacht now known as THILA.

The original PiraeuShips database described ALCANARA simply as a yacht — and the accompanying short text later referred to her as a motor yacht — but the vessel is in fact a high-performance aluminium sailing yacht / fast cruising sloop designed by the celebrated Dubois Naval Architects.

Built by S.E. Ward & Co in Western Australia, she was completed around 2009–2010 and was created as a fast, ocean-going luxury cruiser below the 100-foot mark.

Following a later ownership change and a significant 2022 refit, ALCANARA became:

THILA.

Vessel Details

Current Name: THILA

Former Name: ALCANARA

PiraeuShips IMO Record: 1009259

Original Australian MMSI: 503403200

Type: Sailing Yacht / Fast Cruising Sloop

Builder: S.E. Ward & Co, Western Australia

Construction Location: Perth / Fremantle area, Australia

Superyacht Sources Build Year: 2009

Registry / Original PiraeuShips Build Year: 2010

Length Overall: 29.10 m

Beam: approx. 7.34–7.40 m

Draught: approx. 3.8–3.85 m

Current Published Gross Tonnage: 108 GT

Historical PiraeuShips Gross Tonnage: 104 GT

Hull: Aluminium

Superstructure: Aluminium

Naval Architect: Dubois Naval Architects

Exterior Design: Dubois Naval Architects

Interior Design: Rhoades Young Design

Main Engine: Scania diesel

Power: approx. 318 hp / 237 kW

Cruising Speed: approx. 10–10.5 knots

Maximum Speed: approx. 12 knots

Range: approx. 2,300 nautical miles under power

Original / Main Guest Arrangement: 6 guests in 3 cabins

Latest Major Refit: 2022

Current Name / Status: THILA – in service and currently marketed for sale

Not a Motor Yacht

The first major correction required in the old description is the vessel type.

ALCANARA is:

not a motor yacht.

She is an aluminium:

sailing yacht

and specifically a:

fast cruising sloop.

Her large sailing rig is the vessel's primary defining feature, while the Scania diesel provides auxiliary propulsion.

Designed by Dubois

The yacht was designed by:

Dubois Naval Architects,

one of the best-known names in modern performance sailing-yacht design.

ALCANARA was developed after the owners admired another Dubois design:

MARGARET ANN.

The brief was to create a fast, seaworthy and luxurious sailing yacht while keeping overall length below:

100 feet.

Australian Construction

The yacht was constructed by:

S.E. Ward & Co

in Western Australia.

This made her an unusual Australian-built large sailing yacht in a market dominated by European shipyards.

SuperYacht Times describes the vessel as the:

largest yacht built by S.E. Ward & Co.

2009 or 2010?

There is an understandable discrepancy in the year of build.

The original PiraeuShips/registry information gives:

2010.

Major specialist yacht databases, including SuperYacht Times and Burgess, give:

2009.

This most likely reflects the difference between construction/delivery information and subsequent formal registry data.

For a modern article, the safest presentation is:

Built 2009, with some maritime registries listing 2010.

Aluminium Construction

Both the hull and superstructure are:

aluminium.

This provides considerable weight savings for a performance-oriented sailing yacht.

The vessel has:

7.34 m beam

and approximately:

3.85 m draught.

Rhoades Young Interior

Interior design was completed by:

Rhoades Young Design.

The original accommodation arrangement included:

a full-beam owner's cabin,

two additional guest cabins,

and accommodation for approximately:

six guests in three suites.

Crew accommodation supports around four to five crew members depending on configuration.

A Genuine Ocean Cruiser

ALCANARA was designed not merely for coastal sailing but for serious long-range cruising.

Fuel capacity is approximately:

8,900 litres,

while fresh-water capacity is around:

2,450 litres.

Under engine alone, published range is approximately:

2,300 nautical miles.

Under sail, of course, the yacht's practical cruising autonomy is very different from that of a conventional motor yacht.

PiraeuShips in 2018

PiraeuShips published its dedicated:

ALCANARA – IMO 1009259

entry in:

October 2018.

At the time the yacht was recorded as:

Australian flag

104 GT

31 DWT

29 m length

and:

Ward Boatbuilders, Fremantle

construction.

Sold and Renamed THILA

ALCANARA was subsequently offered on the brokerage market.

The yacht was sold and renamed:

THILA.

Current specialist databases identify:

ALCANARA

as THILA's previous name.

Major 2022 Refit

The yacht underwent a significant refit in:

2022.

Following the work, current specialist sources give a volume of:

108 GT.

THILA retains the fundamental Dubois exterior and Rhoades Young interior pedigree of the original ALCANARA.

Still in Service

THILA remains extant and in use.

Current SuperYacht Times information lists the yacht for sale at approximately:

€4.85 million.

More than fifteen years after construction, she therefore remains a valuable and operational performance sailing yacht.

PiraeuShips Record

ALCANARA was recorded by PiraeuShips in 2018 during the yacht's original Australian identity. Contrary to the simplified description of the period, the 29.1-metre vessel is not a motor yacht but a high-performance aluminium sailing yacht designed by Dubois Naval Architects and built by S.E. Ward & Co in Western Australia. Specialist yacht records generally date her completion to 2009, although maritime registry data used by PiraeuShips listed 2010. Following a later sale and a substantial 2022 refit, ALCANARA was renamed THILA. The yacht remains in service and retains her distinctive Dubois fast-cruising design, making the PiraeuShips footage a record of her original identity before one of the most important changes in her career.

Original video footage © PiraeuShips. All rights reserved.

BETTER PLACE – IMO 9652791

Groundbreaking 50-Metre Wally Carbon-Composite Sailing Superyacht

BETTER PLACE is not a conventional motor yacht but one of the most technologically important large sailing superyachts produced during the early 2010s.

Built by Wally in Italy in 2012, the approximately 50-metre yacht was conceived as a high-performance blue-water sailing sloop combining the handling and performance of a modern sailing yacht with the accommodation, deck space and comfort normally associated with a large motor yacht.

Her significance extends well beyond her striking Bugatti-blue appearance.

At launch, BETTER PLACE was described as:

the largest sailing yacht ever built by Wally

and:

the world's largest sailing sloop constructed entirely from advanced carbon composites.

She was also widely reported as the first sailing superyacht of her scale to combine diesel-electric propulsion with RINA Green Star environmental certification.

Fourteen years after delivery, BETTER PLACE retains her original name and Cayman Islands registry and remains fully active in 2026.

Vessel Details

Name: BETTER PLACE

IMO: 9652791

MMSI: 319189000

Call Sign: ZGCL2

Type: Sailing Superyacht / Performance Sloop

Flag: Cayman Islands

Built: 2012

Builder: Wally / Wally Europe, Italy

Construction Location: Ancona / Italian Adriatic construction programme

Concept: Wally

Naval Architecture: Tripp Design Naval Architecture

Exterior Design: Wally / Luca Bassani with Tripp Design

Interior Design: Wetzels Brown Partners / Wally

Class: RINA

Environmental Notation: RINA Green Star

Gross Tonnage: 310 GT in original/PiraeuShips and several specialist records; 325 GT in some current yacht databases

Length Overall: approx. 49.9–50.5 m depending on measurement source

Beam: approx. 10.2–10.25 m

Variable Draught: approx. 4.2–4.6 m keel raised / 6.2–6.5 m keel lowered

Construction: Advanced carbon-fibre composite

Rig: Sloop

Sail Area: approx. 1,011–1,100 m² depending on configuration

Auxiliary Propulsion: Diesel-electric system

Published Maximum Speed under Power: approx. 14 knots

Guest Capacity: 10

Guest Cabins: 5

Crew: approx. 9

Current Registered Owner / Manager in commercial databases: Vardom Holding Inc., British Virgin Islands

Current Status: Active.

A Sailing Yacht – Not a Motor Yacht

The most important correction to the old short description is the vessel type.

BETTER PLACE is:

a sailing yacht.

More specifically, she is a:

high-performance carbon-composite sailing sloop.

The PiraeuShips archive already placed the vessel under both yacht and sailing-ship categories, but the short description should not present her simply as a generic luxury yacht.

Built by Wally

BETTER PLACE was built by:

Wally

and launched in:

May 2012.

The project was one of the most ambitious yachts developed by the company under founder:

Luca Bassani.

At approximately 50 metres, she became the:

largest Wally yacht built up to that point.

She remains listed by specialist databases as:

the largest yacht built by Wally.

Advanced Carbon Construction

BETTER PLACE was groundbreaking because of the scale of her:

carbon-fibre composite construction.

Tripp Design describes the yacht as the first megayacht of this size constructed entirely in advanced composites in Italy.

At launch, Wally and specialist media described her as the:

world's largest carbon-fibre sailing sloop.

For a 50-metre sailing vessel, reducing structural weight has major implications for:

performance,

stability,

sail-carrying ability,

and:

overall efficiency.

Tripp Design Naval Architecture

Naval architecture was developed by:

Tripp Design.

Rather than creating a motor yacht with sails, the project was specifically intended to remain a genuine:

performance sailing yacht.

Tripp describes the design philosophy as combining:

“lifestyle and sport”

with the comfort and interior volume expected of a large modern superyacht.

Wally / Luca Bassani Styling

Exterior styling combines the work of:

Wally

Luca Bassani

and:

Tripp Design.

The yacht has several features associated strongly with Wally:

a flush deck,

minimalist superstructure,

large open aft areas,

clean deck hardware,

and extensive glass.

The distinctive:

Bugatti-blue hull

became one of the yacht's most recognisable visual characteristics from launch.

Wetzels Brown Interior

Interior design was developed by:

Wetzels Brown Partners

together with Wally.

The design emphasised:

open spaces,

panoramic views,

natural light,

and visual continuity between the interior and exterior deck areas.

Five Guest Cabins

BETTER PLACE accommodates:

10 guests

in:

five cabins.

Current specialist specifications give:

one Master Suite,

two double cabins,

and:

two twin cabins.

Crew accommodation is provided for approximately:

nine.

Variable-Draught Keel

One of the yacht's most important technical systems is her:

lifting keel.

Published design figures vary slightly, but the keel changes draught from approximately:

4.2–4.6 metres

when raised

to approximately:

6.2–6.5 metres

when lowered.

The deeper position gives the yacht improved sailing stability and righting moment.

The shallower position provides better access to harbours and anchorages.

More Than 1,000 m² of Sail

Tripp Design publishes sail area of approximately:

1,011 m².

Contemporary yacht reporting, depending on sail configuration, quoted figures around:

1,100 m².

This enormous sail plan allows BETTER PLACE to remain a genuine performance sailing vessel despite her:

50-metre length,

large interior,

and:

roughly 250-tonne displacement.

Diesel-Electric Propulsion

One of BETTER PLACE's most technologically unusual features at launch was:

diesel-electric auxiliary propulsion.

Instead of a conventional large direct-drive diesel installation, generators provide electrical power for the propulsion motor and hotel systems.

Contemporary specialist reporting described BETTER PLACE as:

the first sailing yacht fitted with diesel-electric propulsion.

This arrangement was particularly innovative for a performance sailing yacht in 2012.

RINA Green Star

BETTER PLACE was also notable for her environmental certification.

At launch, she became the:

first sailing yacht to receive RINA Green Star notation.

The Green Star standard recognises measures designed to reduce:

air pollution,

marine pollution,

and environmental impact.

This was an important element of the yacht's original design philosophy rather than an after-market addition.

14 Knots under Power

Published maximum speed under auxiliary propulsion is approximately:

14 knots.

However, evaluating a yacht like BETTER PLACE purely by engine speed misses the point of the design.

The yacht was created to achieve substantial performance:

under sail,

with the engine used principally for manoeuvring, low-wind operation and passage support.

“Terrace on the Sea”

Another Wally signature feature incorporated into the yacht is the aft:

“Terrace on the Sea” concept.

The aft deck and owner's accommodation are designed around close visual and physical contact with the water.

Contemporary design descriptions also highlighted:

large opening areas,

swimming access,

and:

convertible exterior spaces.

Three Jacuzzis

The original yacht specification included several unusually ambitious leisure features.

Contemporary descriptions recorded:

a large foredeck Jacuzzi,

another on the sun deck,

and additional outdoor leisure areas.

These features helped demonstrate that a performance sailing yacht could provide accommodation approaching the standards of an equivalent motor yacht.

International Design Awards

BETTER PLACE received major recognition after delivery.

Awards and nominations included:

ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 – Interior Design Award

ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 – Holistic Design Award

and:

International Superyacht Society Awards 2013 – Best Sail 40m+.

She was also a finalist in the sailing-yacht category of the:

World Superyacht Awards.

310 or 325 GT?

There is a genuine tonnage discrepancy in current sources.

The original PiraeuShips page gives:

310 GT.

SuperYacht Times also publishes:

310 GT.

However, current VesselFinder and some commercial yacht databases give:

325 GT.

Rather than silently changing the historical figure, the updated article should explain:

Original / specialist published figure: 310 GT

Some current registry databases: 325 GT.

The physical yacht has obviously not become significantly larger; this is a registry/database measurement discrepancy.

49.9, 50.0 or 50.5 Metres?

A similar variation exists for length.

Current specialist databases generally give:

49.9 m.

Tripp Design gives:

50.0 m.

Contemporary Wally reporting used:

50.5 m.

For PiraeuShips, the simplest accurate presentation remains:

approximately 50 metres.

Piraeus Connection

BETTER PLACE was physically recorded by PiraeuShips in Greece.

The PireasPiraeus photographic archive identifies footage taken on:

11 June 2018.

PiraeuShips published the dedicated:

BETTER PLACE – IMO 9652791

article in:

June 2018.

The original entry recorded:

Cayman Islands flag

310 GT

50 m length

10 m beam

2012 build

and:

RINA class.

Those fundamental historical details remain valid.

Same Name and Flag

Unlike many yachts in the archive, BETTER PLACE has retained remarkable identity continuity.

She remains:

BETTER PLACE

and continues to sail under the:

Cayman Islands flag.

Current radio identification remains:

MMSI 319189000

and:

Call Sign ZGCL2.

Current Ownership Database

Current commercial databases identify:

Vardom Holding Inc.

of the British Virgin Islands as both:

registered owner

and:

ship manager.

Because private-yacht beneficial ownership is often intentionally opaque, PiraeuShips should avoid naming an individual owner unless supported by an authoritative public registry.

Still Active in 2026

BETTER PLACE remains fully active in:

2026.

AIS records from September and October show Mediterranean movements involving:

Valencia

Barcelona

and:

Monaco.

The yacht was moored at:

Barcelona

after arriving on:

26 September 2026.

Current AIS histories also show a recent:

Perama

call within the preceding year, demonstrating that the yacht has continued to return to Greek waters long after the original PiraeuShips recording.

Fourteen Years without an Identity Change

By 2026, BETTER PLACE has reached:

14 years since launch.

Unlike many large yachts that are sold and renamed repeatedly, she has retained:

the same name,

the same distinctive blue visual identity,

and:

the same broad sailing concept.

That continuity makes the original 2018 PiraeuShips footage particularly easy to connect with the vessel seen today.

PiraeuShips Record

BETTER PLACE was recorded by PiraeuShips in June 2018 during the continuing career of one of the most technically significant large sailing yachts of the modern era. Built by Wally in Italy in 2012, the approximately 50-metre vessel was conceived by Wally and Tripp Design as a genuine high-performance sailing sloop rather than a motor yacht with auxiliary sails. Her advanced carbon-composite construction made her the largest carbon-fibre sailing sloop of her time, while diesel-electric auxiliary propulsion and RINA Green Star environmental certification introduced technologies then highly unusual in large sailing yachts. BETTER PLACE combines a variable-draught lifting keel, more than 1,000 square metres of sail and accommodation for ten guests with the volume and comfort expected of a modern superyacht. Still sailing under her original name and Cayman Islands flag in 2026, and continuing to operate actively throughout the Mediterranean, BETTER PLACE remains one of the most distinctive sailing vessels preserved in the PiraeuShips visual archive.

Original video footage © PiraeuShips. All rights reserved.

Star Flyer - IMO 8915433

Name:	Star Flyer
Owner:	Star Clippers Ltd
Operator:	Star Clippers Ltd
Port of registry:	1991–2010: Antwerp sailing flag:  Luxembourg Since 2010: Valletta sailing flag:  Malta
Ordered:	18 August 1989
Builder:	Scheepswerven van Langerbrugge (Belgium)
Yard number:	2183
Laid down:	27 April 1990
Completed:	1 May 1991
Identification:	Call sign: 9HA2512 IMO number: 8915433 MMSI number: 248785000
Status:	In service
Notes:	[1]
General characteristics
Type:	Barquentine, cruise ship
Tonnage:	2,298 GT 838 NT
Length:	111.57 m (366 ft 1 in)
Beam:	15.14 m (49 ft 8 in)
Draught:	5.501 m (18 ft 0.6 in)
Propulsion:	16 sails Caterpillar 3512
Capacity:	170 passengers 300 tonnes deadweight (DWT)

RoS Mircea

Name:	Mircea
Builder:	Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany
Launched:	1938
Acquired:	17 May 1938
Status:	in service

• Rump length: 73,7 m
• Overall length: 82,1 m
• Width: 12 m
• Height: 42 m
• Depth: 5,2 m
• Sail surface: 1800 m² (23 sails)
• Crew: 210
• Speed: 10 knots (approximately 19 km/h)
• Engine: 809 kW (diesel)

ARA Libertad (Q-2)

Name:	Libertad
Owner:	Argentine Navy
Ordered:	13 November 1953 (from a 1946 project)[1]
Builder:	Río Santiago Shipyard, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Laid down:	11 December 1953[1]
Launched:	30 May 1956[1]
Commissioned:	28 May 1963[1]
Status:	Commissioned, in active service
General characteristics
Type:	Steel hulled, full-rigged class "A"[2][3] tall ship
Displacement:	3,765 metric tonnes[4]
Length:	103.75 m (340.4 ft)[4] (hull 91.7 meters)
Beam:	14.31 m (46.9 ft)[4]
Draft:	6.60 m (21.7 ft)[4]
Propulsion:	Pre mlu: 2 × Sulzer diesel engines[4] Post mlu: 2 × MAN diesel engines B&W mod. 6L23/30-D, each with 6 inline cylinders and 960 kW at 900 rpm[5]
Speed:	Pre mlu: 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h)[4] (engine power only) Post mlu: 13.73 knots (25.43 km/h)[5] (engine power only)
Range:	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h)[4] (engine power only)
Complement:	24 officers, 187 crewmen, as well as 150 cadets[4]
Armament:	4 47 mm QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss cannons

Royal Clipper - IMO 8712178

Name:	Royal Clipper
Owner:	Star Clippers
Port of registry:	Malta
General characteristics
Type:	Cruise ship
Tonnage:	5,000 GT
Length:	439 ft (134.8 m)
Beam:	54 ft (16.5 m)
Draft:	18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Propulsion:	Masts: 5 Sails: 42 Sail Area: 56,000 ft² (5,202.6 m²) Engines: 2 Caterpillar 3516 diesels
Capacity:	227 passengers (Max)
Crew:	106

Sea Cloud - IMO 8843446

Name:	Hussar V (1931–35) Sea Cloud
Owner:	Edward Francis Hutton, Marjorie Merriweather Post
Builder:	Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard Kiel, Germany
Launched:	April 25, 1931
Fate:	Chartered to the United States Armed Forces between 1942 and 1944; Post decided in 1955; to sell the ship to president of the Dominican Republic
Name:	USCGC Sea Cloud
Acquired:	Chartered from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies for $1.00 on January 2, 1942
Commissioned:	April 4, 1942
Decommissioned:	April 9, 1943
Identification:	WPG-284
Fate:	transferred to the United States Navy
Notes:	Served with the first racially integrated crew in the United States Armed Forces, under the command of Lieutenant Carlton Skinner
Name:	USS Sea Cloud
Commissioned:	April 9, 1943
Decommissioned:	November 4, 1944
Identification:	IX-99
Fate:	Returned to private ownership with $175,000 for conversion back to pre-war appearance
Name:	presidential yacht Angelita From 1961: Patria
Acquired:	1955
Name:	Patria
Owner:	Operation Sea Cruises Inc.
Acquired:	1966
Fate:	reequipped for charters in Naples
Name:	Antarna
Owner:	Antarna Inc., Miami
Acquired:	1969
Fate:	moored for eight years in Colón, Panama
Name:	Sea Cloud
Owner:	Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH Hamburg
Flag:	Malta (Flag of convenience)
Acquired:	1978
Status:	in service
Notes:	Commissioned as a sailing cruise ship after full scale renovation and modifications at the shipyard where it was originally built
General characteristics
Class and type:	(1942–1944) United States Coast Guard Cutter/(1944–present) barque
Displacement:	3,077 tons
Masts:	4
Figurehead:	Gilded eagle
Length:	316 ft (96 m)
Beam:	49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Draft:	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric; two shafts
Speed:	14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement:	(1942–1944) 21 officers, 1 warrant, 13 chief petty officers, 160 enlisted men/(1944–present) 61 civilian crew
Sensors and processing systems:	Three radars: ET 80198-2-22MC ET 8010C 375-500 KC ET 8012B 2100 - 3000 KC Sonar Echo ranging equipment Range recorder Sub-Sig Fathometer
Armament:	2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns 8 × 20 mm/80 guns 4 × K-guns 1 × "Mark X" Hedgehog 2 × depth charge tracks; 44 total depth charges carried on board.

Running On Waves - IMO 9589205

IMO number	9589205
Name of the ship	RUNNING ON WAVES
Type of ship	PASSENGERS SHIP
MMSI	229383000
Gross tonnage	634 tons
DWT	150 tons
Year of build	2011
Builder	CHOREN DESIGN & CONSULTING - GDANSK, POLAND
Flag	MALTA
Home port	VALLETTA
Class society	PANAMA SHIPPING REGISTER
Manager & owner	ACHEON AKTI NAVIGATION - LIMASSOL, CYPRUS

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Wind Spirit - IMO 8603509

Name:	Wind Spirit
Owner:	Windstar Cruises Ltd.[1]
Port of registry:	Nassau,  Bahamas
Builder:	Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre, France
Identification:	Call sign: C6CY9 IMO number: 8603509 MMSI: 309056000
General characteristics
Type:	Cruise ship
Tonnage:	5,307 GT[2]
Length:	134 m (439.63 ft)
Beam:	15.8 m (51.84 ft)
Draught:	4.1 m (13.45 ft)
Installed power:	(3150 kW)
Speed:	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity:	148 passengers
Crew:	90

BAE Guayas BE-21

Name:	Guayas
Owner:	Armada del Ecuador
Builder:	Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain
Yard number:	157[1]
Launched:	September 23, 1976[1]
Completed:	July 23, 1977[1]
Commissioned:	July 23, 1977
Homeport:	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Identification:	Pennant number: (BE-51) 6126970[1]
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Type:	Steel-hulled barque
Tonnage:	934 gross tonnage (GT)[1] 234 DWT[1]
Displacement:	1,300 tons[2]
Length:	78.40 m (257 ft 3 in) (oa)[2] 56.10 m (184 ft 1 in) (pp)[2]
Beam:	10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught:	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Depth:	6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:	General Motors diesel, 700 hp (520 kW)[2]
Sail plan:	1,410 m2 (15,200 sq ft)
Capacity:	80 trainees[2]
Crew:	35 officers and 120 crew[2