THUNDER STAR

  • General
    • Vessel Name : THUNDER STAR 0
    • Operator : BOZOVIC MARINE, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 422 0
    • Vessel Type : 02 0
    • Construction : C 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1000 0
  • Location
    • City : BURAS 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 39 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 8 232
    • Passenger Capacity : 30 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 61.4 257
    • Regular Breadth : 17 257
    • Overall Length : 65 257
    • Overall Breadt : 17 257
    • Load draft : 6 257
    • Light Draft : 5 257
    • Height : 40 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1968 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 515214 0

BOZOVIC MARINE, INC.

  • Area of Operation : LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL AND INTRACOASTAL 0
  • Principal Commodity : OIL INDUSTRY COMPANY PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES 0

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U.S. Shipbuilding, Maritime Dominance Requires a New Ecosystem

U.S. Shipbuilding, Maritime Dominance Requires a New Ecosystem

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US Coast Guard Icebreaker Shipbuilding Plan Gets a $8.6B Boost

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Floating Wind and the Taming of Subsea Spaghetti

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NSMV Patriot State Delivered to Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Meyer Turku Floats Out Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas

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Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has floated out Star of the Seas, the second Icon-class cruise ship for U.S. cruise giant Royal Caribbean.The float out was celebrated at the Turku, Finland shipyard with an event that included the firing of a ceremonial cannon. The dry dock gates were opened, and the dry dock—measuring 16 meters deep, 80 meters wide and 365 meters long—was filled with water

Star Information Systems Data-Driven Asset Management with Sharecat Acquisition

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49-Year-Old USCG Icebreaker Polar Star Departs Antarctic Region

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