MS Nautica
MS Nautica at Kobe harbour, March 2009 | |
| History | |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Cost | £150 million |
| Yard number | P31 |
| Laid down | 22 March 1999 |
| Launched | 31 July 1999 |
| Completed | 7 January 2000 |
| Acquired | 29 January 2000 |
| In service | 1 February 2000 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Tonnage | 30,277 GT |
| Length | 181.00 m (593 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Decks | 11 (9 passenger accessible) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 propellers |
| Speed | 18 kn (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 386 |
MS Nautica is a cruise ship built for Renaissance Cruises as part of their R class. As part of their Regatta Class, Nautica is now owned and operated by Oceania Cruises. She was built in 2000 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, for Renaissance Cruises as MS R Five. She sailed for Pullmantur Cruises between 2002 and 2004 before entering service with her current owners in 2005.
The Nautica was at Greenock Ocean Terminal when Storm Ali struck on 20 September 2018. At 11:00 the ship's mooring lines parted and it broke free, getting blown into the Tail of the Bank area of the firth where tugs came to its assistance. The 478 passengers and 26 crew who were onshore at the time were looked after until the ship returned to its berth in the evening.