The ship reportedly near Novorossiysk
u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 14 days ago
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A French Navy Suffren-class attack submarine leaving Toulon, France. August 5, 2026 [1920 x 1280]
u/SaltAndChart — 14 days ago
MV City of St. Petersburg (2010)
MV City of St. Petersburg is a Nissan car carrier built in 2010, famous for being the world's first ship with an "SSS-Bow" (semi-spherical bow), giving her a distinctive rounded, aerodynamic prow instead of the usual boxy front. She's about 140 m long, carries up to 2000 vehicles, and the streamlined design saves roughly 800 tons of fuel a year. Sails under the Panama flag (IMO 9473456), mostly working North Sea and Baltic routes.
Tech Specs
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) pure car carrier |
| Builder | Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, Japan |
| Completed | 22 December 2010 |
| Owner | Fair Wind Navigation S.A. |
| Flag / Registry | Panama |
| IMO Number | 9473456 |
| MMSI | 353083000 |
| Call Sign | 3FIM5 |
| Tonnage | 21,143 GT / 6,342 NT / 21,000 DWT |
| Length | 139.99 m (459.3 ft) |
| Beam | 22.4 m (73 ft) |
| Draught | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Depth | 24.45 m (80.2 ft) |
| Decks | 12 |
| Deck Clearance | 1,460 mm (57 in) |
| Propulsion | Single shaft, 7-cylinder two-stroke engine |
| Speed | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h) |
| Capacity | 2,000 vehicles |
| Notable Feature | World's first "SSS-Bow" (semi-spherical bow); cuts wind resistance, saves ~800 tons of fuel/year |
| Sister Ship | City of Rotterdam |
u/SaltAndChart — 17 days ago
British destroyer HMS Dragon conducts gunnery exercises in the Arabian Sea. [Album]
u/Odd-Metal8752 — 17 days ago
Anyone able to ID this?
Little to no boat knowledge here, spotted right off the coast of Mukilteo in Washington. Looks like military but I’ve got no clue!
u/SaltAndChart — 26 days ago
Fregatten Jylland (The Frigate Jutland)
Launched in 1860.
Last voyage in 1908.
Today a museum in Ebeltoft in Denmark.
u/Ralle1900 — 28 days ago
Through my porthole #9
The storms, swells and the seas the ship would’ve gone through to reach here. A globetrotting vessel tied to a bollard that belongs to the Spanish Land.
u/Regular-Stuff-4599 — 29 days ago
Had a great day out in Dublin recently
Perfect weather and got to see a pilot jump aboard a ship.
u/CherryFlicker_24 — 1 month ago
An ECDIS can be fully updated, pass its route check, and still leave a correction unassessed
thedeepdraft.comu/SaltAndChart — 1 month ago
Through my porthole #7
No one would’ve believed if it weren’t for this picture
Somewhere in North Atlantic Ocean
u/Regular-Stuff-4599 — 1 month ago
900 nautical miles from Tropical Storm Bavi, waiting for it to pass
u/SaltAndChart — 1 month ago
Those bridge windows..
I saw one of these SSS-bow ships off the Japanese coast. The unusual shape made me search a little more... and that led me to this old MAIB case.
A very strange collision. Would that angled view throw you off in a close-quarters situation?
https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/07/09/when-bridge-windows-look-the-wrong-way/
u/SaltAndChart — 1 month ago
CENTCOM: The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway
u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 — 1 month ago
Open-Sea STS: The Risk Changes Shape
I received a question after publishing my latest article - Does the same similar-size VLCC STS risk apply in open sea, where neither vessel is anchored?
I have expanded on that point here, looking at swell angle, relative motion, and asynchronous rolling.
u/SaltAndChart — 1 month ago
INS Mahendragiri (F38): Nilgiri-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy [1360x768]
u/4man_og — 1 month ago
STS approach gets the attention… but the risk may continue after all fast
u/SaltAndChart — 1 month ago