For other ships with the same name, see MS Nordlys.
MS Nordlys is a Norwegian-registered cruise ship operated by Hurtigruten. She was built by Volkswerft GmbH in Stralsund, Germany in 1994. She has two sister ships, Kong Harald and Richard With which also sail for Hurtigruten. The ship caught fire in September 2011 while sailing off Ålesund, Norway.
The Nordlys is 121.8 metres (399 ft 7 in) long overall and 103.8 metres (340 ft 7 in) at the waterline. The beam and depth of her hull are 19.20 metres (63 ft 0 in) and 10.30 metres (33 ft 10 in), respectively, but the maximum breadth at the bridge wings is 23.783 metres (78 ft 0.3 in). The draught of the ship is 4.7 metres (15 ft 5 in). The gross tonnage of the Nordlys is 11,204, net tonnage 4,153 and deadweight tonnage 850 tonnes.[2] The ship has capacity for 691 passengers in 482 berths and her cargo deck can accommodate 50 cars.[3] She is served by a crew of 55.[4]
The Nordlys has two six-cylinderMaK 6M552C medium-speed diesel engines, each producing 4,500 kilowatts (6,000 hp) and giving her a service speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph),[3] coupled to KaMeWacontrollable-pitch propellers through Lohmann & Stolterfoht reduction gears. On board the electricity is produced by two BMV KRG-8 auxiliary diesel generators and two shaft generators coupled to the reduction gearboxes. For maneuvering at ports the ship has two Brunvoll bow thrusters.[2]
In November 2008, MS Nordlys was taken out of service and laid up at Åndalsnes. She returned to commercial service in 2009.[3]
2011 fireEdit
After the fire in Ålesund
On 15 September 2011 a fire in the engine room killed two people.[5] Twelve people were injured, two of them sustaining serious injuries. Nordlys was off Ålesund, Norway at the time of the accident. All 207 passengers were taken off the ship, which was listing heavily to the port side. But some of the 55 crew remained on board to assist with fire-fighting operations.[4]
^ abcdefghAsklander, Micke. "M/S Nordlys (1994)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2009.
^ abc"At least two die in fire on Norwegian cruise ship". BBC News Online. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^"To bekreftet omkommet etter brann på hurtigruta" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
External linksEdit
Hurtigruten ASA Official homepage - MS Nordlys
Hurtigruten-Web.com
Mike Bent's Hurtigruten-pages - MS Nordlys
August 29, 2023
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