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Vessel

BRIGHT SKY

IMO 9465435
CargoBuilt 2013Active
BRIGHT SKY — vessel photo
Photo: Wolfgang Fricke · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
30,469
Gross tonnageA measure of the vessel's total internal volume (not its weight).
37,472
DeadweightMaximum weight of cargo, fuel and stores the vessel can carry (tonnes).
2,260
TEU capacityMaximum number of standard 20-ft containers the vessel can carry.
2013
Year built

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Particulars

IMO
9465435
MMSI
538090453
Call sign
V7ZQ6
Flag
MH
Type
General Cargo
Length (LOA)
199.97 m
Beam
30.57 m
Home port
—

Ownership

Beneficial owner
—
Operator
—
Technical manager
Vineta Bereederungs
Commercial manager
—
Class society
DNV
Design DWT
37,472 t
Flag
Marshall Islands
Built
2013

Timeline

key events over the vessel's life
  1. Special survey
  2. Dry dock
  3. Casualty · Medical Emergency
    Vessel requested the medical evacuation of a crew member suffering of possible s
  4. Casualty · Collision
    In contact with Boudewijn Lock while leaving Antwerp 20 May 2017. Damage to hull
  5. Built

Surveys & certificates

dry dock & statutory certificates
Last dry dock
21 Aug 2026
Special survey
17 Jul 2028
IOPP issued
23 Jun 2023
IOPP expires
17 Jul 2028

Shipments carried

recent bills of lading
No shipment records.

Inspections

recent port state control
DatePortDetainedDeficiencies
11 May 2026HamburgNo0
19 Dec 2025DurbanNo0
08 May 2025RotterdamNo2Labour Conditions - Accommodation, Recreational Facilities, Food And Catering 18312 - Galley, Handlingroom (Maintenance) Not As Required Alarms 08199 - Other (Alarms) Other
06 May 2024VigoNo0
05 May 2023VigoNo0
02 Mar 2022HamburgNo1114615, Fuel Change-Over Procedure, Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex VI, 1011, Not As Required, 14806, Crew Training And Familiarization, Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water, 1208, Lack Of Familiarity, 14807, Performance Standard Not Met, Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water, 1036, Insufficient, 10106, Compass Correction Log, Safety Of Navigation, 1011, Not As Required, 15150, ISM, ISM, 1011, Not As Required, 18312, Galley, Handlingroom (Maintenance), Labour Conditions - Accommodation, Recreational Facilities, Food And Catering, 1011, Not As Required, 18418, Winches & Capstans, Labour Conditions - Health Protection, Medical Care, Social Security, 1000, Missing, 14811, Ballast Water Management System, Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water, 1100, Malfunctioning, 99102, Other (SOLAS Operational), Other, 1238, Other, 14801, Ballast Water Management Plan, Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water, 1179, Not Updated, 10103, Radar, Safety Of Navigation, 1082, Inoperative,
28 Apr 2021VigoNo0

Casualties

DateTypeDetails
03 Mar 2023Medical EmergencyVessel requested the medical evacuation of a crew member suffering of possible stroke, 60nm northeast of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, en route from Leixoes, Portugal, to Walvis Bay, Namibia. SAR helicopter Helimer 205 hoisted the patient and transferred him to Doctor Negrín Hospital.
20 May 2017CollisionIn contact with Boudewijn Lock while leaving Antwerp 20 May 2017. Damage to hull starboard side, with crack of abt 2 metres just above waterline. Left lock same day with tug assistance & returned to Quay 418. Sd 26 May.