Hoegh Kobe Comes to Baltimore February 22, 2020

This 199x32m ( 653x105ft) roro ship was built in 2006 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Seoul, South Korea according to BalticShipping.com and is owned by Hoegh Autoliners. She can carry up to 6,000 cars according to Hoegh’s page on this ship.

She was the Maersk Wizard until 2008. This scheepvaartwest page has details on her specs.

In November of 2010 this ship responded to a radio broadcast from the JRCC (Joint Rescue Coordination Center) requesting assistance from AMVER (Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue) partners for a sailboat that had lost its mast and was running out of fuel. Hoegh Kobe went to the boat’s location and delivered 58 gallons of diesel fuel and 1 can of lube oil according to this Coast Guard News article.

In the summer of 2012 this ship and 2 others like her were lengthened by 19m (62 feet) by Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. according to this Knud E. Hansen page.

In my video below she can be seen approaching then turning onto the Patapsco River from the Chesapeake Bay. A dreding operation can be seen to the left. Pilot boat Maryland approaches. Two pilots can be seen boarding and a third grabs the ladder just as the scene changes.

In the next scene crew can be seen coming out of the door towards the bow just to the left of the ship’s name and in the following scene they can be seen preparing for docking. Tug Bridget McAllister can be seen approaching as the ship nears. Tug Timothy McAllister is seen turning as the ship passes then moves into position. A bag is lowered to the pilot boat in the same scene.

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