M/V Tropic Opal showing the bow which can open up to load rolling stock/vehicles. The photo is probably taken in Abaco, Bahamas, where the vessel serves.
Photo c/o Capt. Chris Knowles, www.marinetraffic.com,
VESSEL NAME: M/V Tropic Opal
PAST NAMES: not known
DIMENSIONS: 260′ long, 12 knots, 1,651 gross tons, 2,334 DWT or cargo tons, IMO # 8035269, Lo/Ro, can load 157 TEU containers and roll on or off another 48, has 26 refrigeration points, St. Vincent flag,
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: 1979
BUILDER: not known
EARLY CAREER:
BAHAMAS CAREER: serves Abaco from Florida
CAPTAIN: not known
OWNERS: Tropical Shipping, Miami Florida, as of 2015 a division of Saltchuk Resources of Seattle, Washington
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