MS Enchanted Capri

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Cruise ship Delphin.jpg
Delphin, sister ship of Enchanted Capri, departing Bremerhaven in 2010
History
Name
  • Enchanted Capri: 1998–2020[2]
  • Island Holiday: 1997–1998
  • Arkadia (Arkadiya[3]): 1996–1997
  • Azerbaydzhan: 1975–1996[4]
Owner
  • Demar Instaladora y Constructora, S.A. de C.V.: 2007–2020
  • FLOTEL SERVICES SA: 2008
  • Faraglioni Ltd.: 2003–2008[1]
  • : 1998–2003
  • : 1997–1998
  • BLASCO: 1996–1997
  • Black Sea Shipping Company: 1975–1996
Operator
  • Demar Instaladora y Constructora, S.A. de C.V.: 2007–2020
  • International Shipping Partners: 2005–2007
  • Commodore Cruise Line: 1998–2003
Port of registryCiudad del Carmen ,  Mexico
BuilderWärtsilä Turku Shipyard, Turku, Finland[5]
Laid down1974
Launched14 April 1975[1]
Completed1976
In service1976
Out of service2020
Identification
Fategrounded in Alvarado in 2020
General characteristics (as of 1998)
Class and typeBelorussiya class cruise ship
Tonnage15409 GRT
Displacement11319
Length157 metres (515 ft)[citation needed]
Beam22 metres (72 ft)[citation needed]
Draught6.4 metres (21 ft)
Depth157 metres (515 ft)[citation needed]
Installed power2 × Wärtsilä S.E.M.T Pielstick 18 PC 2-2V,2 X 9000BHP
Propulsion2 x KAMEWA CPP W/4 Blades
Speed20 knots
Capacity745 passengers[citation needed]
Crew155[citation needed]
Notes248 rooms[citation needed]
General characteristics (currently)
Class and typeHotel Ship
Tonnage15410 GRT, 3000 DWT,[1] 6401 NT[6]
Displacement11319 tons
Length157 metres (515 ft)[6]
Beam21.83 metres (71.6 ft)[6]
Draught6.2 metres (20 ft)[6]
Depth72 feet[citation needed]
Installed power2 x Wärtilä S.E.M.T Pielstick 18 PC 2-2V,2 X 9000BHP
Propulsion2 x KAMEWA CPP W/4 Blades
Speed20 knots
Capacity937 passengers[6]
Crew155[citation needed]
Notes248 rooms[citation needed]

MS Enchanted Capri is a wrecked Belorussiya class cruise ship owned by Demar Instaladora y Constructora, Mexico and operated as an accommodation vessel for oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. She was built in 1975 at Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland as the 15,409 GRT MS Azerbaydzhan for the Soviet Union-based Black Sea Shipping Company. She had also sailed under the names MS Arkadia and MS Island Holiday.

History[]

Azerbaydzhan 1981 in Corfu

The Azerbaydzhan was built in 1975 as the third ship of the five ordered by the Soviet Union from the Wärtsilä shipyard in Turku, Finland. She underwent refurbishments in 1984 in Bremerhaven, Germany and in 1997 in Freeport, Grand Bahama. In 1996, the vessel was acquired by BLASCO, Ukraine[7] and renamed Arkadia (Arkadiya).

The ship was chartered by , Florida and renamed Island Holiday.

On June 4, 1998, Commodore Cruise Line chartered the vessel, renamed her Enchanted Capri and started 2 and 5 day cruises from New Orleans, USA with this newly refurbished cruise ship whose main emphasis was on gaming. With 248 cabins, including eight suites, and eight passenger decks, the Enchanted Capri offered full cruise amenities such as swimming pools, restaurants, gift shops, bars, lounges, theater, disco, gym, sauna, beauty salon, and complete hospital facilities. Commodore Holdings Limited, the parent company to Commodore Cruise Line, and Casino America, Inc. announced that they had executed a definitive agreement under which Casino America would manage the casino operations aboard this ship. The onboard casino, with slots and a variety of table games, was under the Isle of Capri Casinos banner.

Following Commodore's bankruptcy on January 11, 2001, the Capri made news when she was arrested in New Orleans by the International Transport Workers' Federation on behalf of the crew, who were owed $500,000 in back wages. More than 230 crew stranded on the passenger vessel were sent home to forty different countries in the biggest repatriation operation staged by the ITWF.[citation needed]

The Enchanted Capri was laid up, her owners chartered her to the Mexican company Demar Instaladora y Constructora in 2003 and refurbished the vessel in 2005 to bring her up to the latest SOLAS standards.

At the end of 2007 the Enchanted Capri was totally owned by the Mexican company Demar Instaladora y Constructora.

In 2020, it was planned to scrap her in Coatzacoalcos.[8] Hoewever, she grounded in Alvarado.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Enchanted Capri (7359474)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  2. ^ "Desguazarán el flotel Enchanteo Capri en Coatzacoalcos". 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Arkadiya – IMO 7359474
  4. ^ "AZERBAIJAN – IMO 7359474". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  5. ^ Asklander, Micke. "M/S AZERBAIHZAN". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Fleet Information – M/V Enchanted Capri". Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  7. ^ Black Sea Shipping Co. (Black Sea Steamship Co.)
  8. ^ "ENCHANTED CAPRI wird verschrottet" (in German). 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  9. ^ "Former Cruise Ship Drifts Aground Off Port of Alvarado, Mexico". 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-12-11.

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