Maresme










She was built in Astilleros Españoles at Sevilla, with the yard number 211, and was the first new building of Marasia, few month later joined by her sister ship Emporda". She was delivered to Marasia on 25 October 1978.
This photo shows the reception after the delivery. The Spanish wine was served in the Officers Day and Mess Rooms. On it are: Josan (Radio Officer), maybe Juan Romero (2nd Engineer), not identified, not identified, Francisco Ferrer (3th. Engineer), Barreda (from the shipyard), Eusebio Rodríguez Plá (1st Engineer) and Javier Rodríguez Fuejo (Deck Officer).

Her main specifications were:

Length:: 147.4 mtr   -  Breadth: 22.8 mtr   -  Depth: 13.5 mtr

Maximum draft: 10.2 mtr  -  Shelter draft: 8.2 mtr

6,592 NRT   -   10,964 GRT  -   16,318 DWT

Propulsion: Diesel engine Sulzer 6RND68 - 9,900 HP - 6 Cylinders - 680 mm bore

Sea trial speed: 17.3 knots

Reinforced for heavy cargo  -  4 holds  -  6 tweendecks  -  4 hatchways

Cargo capacity:       21,370 cubic meters grain

19,651 cubic meters bale

298 teus (186 in holds and 122 on deck)

558 cubic meters liquid cargo

570 cubic meters reefer cargo

Loading equipment:         1 Stülcken derrick of 75 MT for holds 2 and 3

10 derricks of 5 MT for holds 1, 2 and 3

1 crane of 5 MT for hold 4

This triptych was the official advertisment in Chile during her inaugural trip
During her first years her hull was painted grey and green, the Marasia's traditional colours, but later was painted black and red due to economical reasons.
Berthed at Malaga, pier n. 6
Maybe this photo was shot at Buenaventura, or a similar place.
This and the next three were shot at Ilo (Peru) and is together with her sister Emporda. They were shot in the middle 80's, when the company had only these two vessels. That coincided side by side in the Ilo's jetty, where only two ships can berth. There was at least once more time with such a coincidence. Due to the swell, because the jetty was open to the Pacific, the shore supplied special gangways were going up and down hanging from a derrick. On the middle photo one of the gangways is several meters high. The vessel on the right is the Maresme, much more loaded than the Emporda. Other port coincidence happened at Buenaventura (Colombia). The Emporda was by the forward, and the Stülcken boom working.



Since 1984 joined the consortium Eurosal and changed her usual line, from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal to South America West Coast, sailing instead from Center and North Europe to South America West Coast. Maipo, owned by Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores. The four container carriers built for the line had the same main specifications.

In 1985 sailing along the Nieuw Waterweg (Rotterdam - Netherlands), during her time as part of the Eurosal consortium. In July 1985 at Liverpool (United Kingdom) Another view also at Liverpool

When in the 1987 summer was seized by the Banco de Credito Industrial was several months at anchor in Santander (Spain), where this photo was shot, and in November was delivered to the Sociedad de Gestión de Buques, when this company got the job of shattering the Spanish merchant fleet.
For a few months, starting on January 1988, she sailed under SGB control till she was undersold to Lexmar International on August same year.
Then changed her name to Lux Raven and on December changed again her name to Gill, what was kept to the scrapyard.
After sold was usually trading in Asia and Africa, but the last trip took her to ports where she frequently called with Marasia, as Bilbao (Spain) where was on August 2000, and Buenaventura (Colombia) where was on September same year.
As Lux Raven was registered in Vanautu and as Gill in Cyprus (from December 1988 to March 1992), Panama (March-June 1992) and Saint Vicent and Grenadines (since June 1992).
She arrived to Chittagong beaches, in Bangladesh, on January 2001 to be scrapped.

In this photo can be seen arriving to Santander, several years before her last arrival. It was quite normal that it was the first port coming from America, so she used to enter fully loaded.
Berthed at a indeterminated center or north European port. It was very common berthing at the cities downtown.
During the years with Marasia she passed many times the Panama Canal. This photo was shot close to Balboa, that is at the inlet to the Canal from the Pacific. This is at the other end of the Canal, at Cristóbal, the inlet from the Caribe. And this is at other of the ports where she called now and again, the Puerto Marítimo de Guayaquil.
After the integration in Eurosal one of the usual ports in Europe was Hamburg. On September 1985 the annual drydock was carried out there, and there was time for playing football matches. The upper photo was in a match against the Soviets, that we lost. On previous Saturday we played a minichampionship. Our adversaries were Soviet and Hindu teams. We finished in fifth place, I believe that there were only five teams.
Collision with the pier at Valencia in 1984
At Valparaíso (Chile) watching her sister ship Emporda departure. Following the maneouver the Emporda was already speeding up, helped by a tug to get free of the breakwater.
She passed the Panama Canal each trip. Arriving from the Pacific, with the Bridge of the Americas on the background. The Pedro Miguel lock view through the masts Sailing through the Culebra Cut Night view of a lock

Enjoying a drink at Willemstad (Curaçao) whilst the ship was bunkering. Joan Martí Mallofré (Third Officer) - José María Iglesias (Donkeyman) - José Ramón Moragrega Deusdat (Electrician).
The two sister vessels passing by in any port, what happenend several times in the real life.
Access to the Emporda or Maresme very detailed drawing.

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