Speedlink Vanguard

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

Speedlink Vanguard

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7325241

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

Ferry

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

8,104

Length overall

142 m

Beam

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Year built

1973

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About Speedlink Vanguard

Speedlink Vanguard was a 3,514 GRT train ferry which was built in 1973 as Stena Shipper. She was charted to a New Zealand operator on completion and renamed Union Wellington and saw further service as Alpha Express and Stena Shipper before entering service with Sealink as Speedlink Vanguard. The ship was involved in a collision with European Gateway in 1982, which sank the latter ship with the loss of six lives. She saw further service under the names Caribe Express, Stena Shipper, Kirk Shipper, Normandie Shipper Bonavista, Boa Vista and Birlik 1 before being scrapped in 2013. The ship sailed under the flags of the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Greece, New Zealand, Panama, Sweden, Turkey and West Germany at various points in her career.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Speedlink Vanguard now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Speedlink Vanguard in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Speedlink Vanguard?

Speedlink Vanguard is a ferry, built in 1973 by A. Vuijk & Zonen's Scheepswerven. The vessel is 142 m long and has a gross tonnage of 8,104.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Speedlink Vanguard?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Speedlink Vanguard from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Speedlink Vanguard. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.