MV Helluntangi was a general cargo ship under the Faroe Islands flag. According to the vessel tracking service provider, VesselFinder, the ship has a summer deadweight of 2,798 tonnes, an overall length of 79 meters, and a beam of 12 meters. It was beached by a storm in Faroe Islands waters, and was discovered on Vagar island on April 6, 2021. The crew were all evacuated and reported safe.[1] The evacuation was executed using an AugustaWestland AW101 helicopter.[2][3] An AQS Tor boat which was on the Hellutangi fell off and suffered damage.[4]

As Lammy in 2009
History
Faroe Islands
Name
  • 1986–1994: Alblas Netherlands
  • 1994–2002: Salvinia
  • 2002–2009: Lammy
  • 2009–2018: Rova Antigua and Barbuda
  • 2018–2021: Hellutangi Faroe Islands
OwnerP/F Luna, Sandavágur
Port of registryFaroe Islands Miðvágur, Faroe Islands
BuilderGebr. Buijs Scheepsbouw B.V., Krimpen aan den IJssel
Yard number40
Launched1 October 1986
In service22 December 1986
FateBeached in the Faroe Islands in 2021
General characteristics
TypeGeneral cargo ship
Tonnage2,798 DWT
Length79 m (259 ft 2 in)
Beam12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Height7.3 m
Installed powerCaterpillar diesel, type 3512 DITA, 1600 rpm, 876 kW
PropulsionSingle propeller
Speed12 kn

The ship was commissioned for Dutch owners in 1986 by Gebroeders Buys, Krimpen aan den IJssel as Alblas. Sold and renamed Salvinia in 1994, Lammy in 2002 and Rova in 2009. In 2019, the vessel was completely rebuilt and outfitted as a feeding barge designated for fish farms by Poltramp Yard S.A. in Świnoujście, Poland.[5] The ship was used as a fish farm support vessel with a homeport in Miðvágur. The owner was P/F Luna in Sandavágur.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Freighter grounded by storm, looks like total loss, Faroes". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ Nedrejord (r_nedrejord), Robert; Furuset (a_furuset), Anders (2021-04-07). "Slik ser «AQS Tor» ut etter fallet: – Det ser overraskende bra ut i forhold til hva vi fryktet". Intrafish.no | De siste nyhetene om oppdrettsnæringen. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ Redningsaksjon EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA, retrieved 2021-04-14
  4. ^ Evans, Owen (2021-04-09). "Preliminary damage report is in for "AQS Tor": "It's been 'launched' in a very special way"". SalmonBusiness. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ "HELLUTANGI". Poltramp Yard S.A. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  6. ^ "HELLUTANGI". skipalistin.fo. Retrieved 2021-04-08.