MV Isla Bella

History
US
Name: Isla Bella
Owner: TOTE Maritime[1]
Operator: TOTE Services
Port of registry: United States
Route: Jacksonville, Florida to Puerto Rico
Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Launched: 15 April 2015[2]
Christened: 18 April 2015[3]
Maiden voyage: 18 April 2015[3]
In service: 19 October 2015[4]
Identification:
Status: Operational
Notes: [5]
General characteristics
Class and type: Marlin
Tonnage: 36751 GRT
Length: 256.0 m (839.9 ft)
Beam: 28.0 m (91.9 ft)

The MV Isla Bella is the world's first LNG powered container ship.[1]

Routes

On October 17, 2015, the MV Isla Bella was chosen to replace the former operations of SS El Faro,[6] a ship lost with all hands to Hurricane Joaquin on October 1, 2015.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Schuler, Mike (19 April 2015). "Introducing ISLA BELLA – World’s First LNG-Powered Containership Launched at NASSCO". gCaptain.
  2. "NASSCO presents the Launch of the World's First LNG-Powered Containership". National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Isla Bella Christening". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "Coast Guard certifies El Faro's replacement". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Isla Bella". VesselTracker. 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. http://www.news4jax.com/news/coast-guard-certifies-el-faros-replacement/35926164
  7. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/us/el-faro-missing-ship/


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