VESSEL NAME: M/V Alhucemas aka M/V Bahama Mama
PAST NAMES: M/V Alhucemas
DIMENSIONS: Ro/Ro passenger ship, 508′ long, 79′ beam, 23 knots, 1,000 passengers, 126 vehicle capacity, 3,520 deadweight cargo capacity, 20,238 gross registered tons, IMO # 9441142, Spanish flag, to Canary Islands in Spain
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: 2009
BUILDER: not known
EARLY CAREER: served the Balearic Islands, possibly Canary Islands, in the Med/Spain
BAHAMAS CAREER: replaced the smaller M/V Pinar del Rio, 244′ long, 86′ beam, catamaran on the Fort Lauderdale – Freeport Grand Bahama run in Feb. 2015
CAPTAIN: not known
OWNERS: Baleària Group of Spain
NOTES:
Here is some basic information about the parent company and the service they offer, taken from their website, http://www.ferryexpress.com/wps/portal/corporativo/web?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/corporativo/en/SeccionesBimini/Empresa/Presentacion
Bahamas Express is a company dedicated to maritime transport, that offers ferry service between Port Everglades (Florida) and Bahamas (Grand Bahama island). It is owned by the Spanish group Baleària.
M/V Alhucemas, c/o F. Ybancos, www.marinetraffic.com