The Arctic Sunrise is a vessel that has spent most of its life in ice regions, has now been converted to be a fully fledged campaigning vessel. It has al ready been a very active ship in the fleet, having started its Greenpeace life doing an oilrig tour in the North Sea exposing some of the major pollution that is happening from these platforms. It then moved into the Mediteranean visiting many of the cou ntries along its shores highlighting issues that are close to many peoples hearts in the region. Towards the end of 1996 the vessel was prepared for its first visit to the Antarctic under its new banner, showing the world some of the consequences that climate change is causing to our home. Simple facts like the first ever rain in the polar region, t he breaking up of centuries old icefloes, and the melting of the icecaps show us that there are serious changes afoot.
type of ship sea-going motor yacht
(former seismic research vessel)
former name Polar Bjorn
port of registry Amsterdam, Netherlands
call sign PCTK
class DNV 1A1 icebreaker, EO
built 1975
builder AS Vaagen Werft
length O.A. 49.62m
beam 11.50m
draught 5.30m
air draught 25m
gross tonnage 949t
nett tonnage 284t
accomodation 30 persons
main engine MAK 9M452AK 2495 ihp 1619kw
aux engines 2 x Deutz BF6M716 208hp (175 kva)
bow thruster 400 hp
stern thruster 400 hp
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