# FV Athena > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FV_Athena > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FV_Athena.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Athena > Source revision: 1326576394 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the fishing factory ship. For other vessels, see [Athena (disambiguation)](/source/Athena_(disambiguation)). ***Athena*** was a > [factory ship](/source/Factory_ship) which was built in 1992. In October 2010, she caught fire off the [Isles of Scilly](/source/Isles_of_Scilly). In May 2011 she caught fire while lying at the harbour of [Runavík](/source/Runav%C3%ADk) in [Skálafjørður](/source/Sk%C3%A1lafj%C3%B8r%C3%B0ur), [Faroe Islands](/source/Faroe_Islands). It happened at night, and people who lived on the other side of the fjord, where the smoke was headed, were evacuated.[1] Some months later the ship was sold to Smedegaarden in [Esbjerg](/source/Esbjerg), which took her apart.[2] ## Construction The ship was a > [factory ship](/source/Factory_ship). She was 105.00 metres (344 ft 6 in) long overall (88.80 metres (291 ft 4 in) between perpendiculars), with a beam of 20.03 metres (65 ft 9 in). She has a maximum draught of 9.15 metres (30 ft 0 in) and a depth of 14.70 metres (48 ft 3 in).[3] The ship was propelled by a 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 hp) [Wärtsilä](/source/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4) 16V32D [diesel engine](/source/Diesel_engine) which drives a single 4.00-metre (13 feet 1 inch) diameter 4-blade screw propeller, giving her a maximum speed of 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph). She was equipped with two 1,030 kilowatts (1,380 hp) [Deutz](/source/Deutz_AG) auxiliary diesel engines. *Athena* was also equipped with a 440 kilowatts (590 hp) [bow thruster](/source/Bow_thruster).[4] ## History The contract for building the ship was signed on 24 February 1989. Built by Factorias Vulcano SA, [Vigo](/source/Vigo) as yard number 503, her keel was laid on 9 October 1991 and she was launched on 20 February 1992. Completion was on 1 November 1992.[5] Originally named *Kapitan Azarkin*,[6] she was built for Rybcomflot Moscow, [Russia](/source/Russia).[7] She was allocated the [IMO number](/source/IMO_number) 8907096.[8] In 2001, she was awarded by a court judgement to Laskaridis Shipping Co Ltd, [Athens](/source/Athens), [Greece](/source/Greece),[7] and was renamed *Athena*.[7] Renamed *Athena* in 2004,[6] she was sold in 2005 to Davlos Shipping Ltd, followed by a sale later that year to Atlantic Wave Co Ltd, the nationalities of which are not recorded.[7] She was renamed *Skadi* at this time.[6] She was then sold to Ocean Group Faroes Ltd, [Hósvík](/source/H%C3%B3sv%C3%ADk),[9] regaining the name *Athena*.[6] In 2008, she was renamed *Athena II*, returning to *Athena* in 2009.[6] Her port of registry was Hósvík and *Athena* was allocated the [MMSI number](/source/MMSI) 231411000.[4] On 27 October 2010, *Athena* was reported to be on fire in the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of the [Isles of Scilly](/source/Isles_of_Scilly). The [Maritime and Coastguard Agency](/source/Maritime_and_Coastguard_Agency) at [Falmouth](/source/Falmouth,_Cornwall) were alerted to the ship's distress at 06:00 [British Summer Time](/source/UTC%2B1) (05:00 [UTC](/source/Coordinated_Universal_Time)). The [container ship](/source/Container_ship) [MV *Vega*](/source/MV_Vega) went to her assistance. A [Dassault](/source/Dassault) [Falcon 50](/source/Dassault_Falcon_50) from [France](/source/France) was despatched to co-ordinate communications between the ships and coastguard.[10] A [Sea King](/source/Westland_Sea_King) helicopter of [771 Naval Air Squadron](/source/771_Naval_Air_Squadron), based at [RNAS Culdrose](/source/RNAS_Culdrose_(HMS_Seahawk)),[11] was scrambled to the Isles of Scilly, where it was refuelled and held ready for use should it be required. The aircraft would have been able to spend only 20 minutes on scene at a time, as *Athena* was at the limit of its range. Ninety-eight of the 111 crew left *Athena* in [lifeboats](/source/Lifeboat_(shipboard)), leaving 13 to fight the fire. With the fire reported to be "under control", *Athena* made for Falmouth at 8 knots (15 km/h) and was expected to arrive on the evening of 28 October.[10] Once she arrived, specialist firefighters were transported to the ship to assess the fire, which was thought to be still burning at the time.[12] *Vega*, with the 98 crew rescued from *Athena*, was originally bound for [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica).[10] She later diverted to Falmouth to disembark the rescuees.[13] On 28 October, twelve firemen from [Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service](/source/Cornwall_Fire_and_Rescue_Service) were airlifted to *Athena* by helicopter. At 17:00, the officer in charge of the firefighting operation ordered the ship evacuated because of a release of [carbon dioxide](/source/Carbon_dioxide). *Athena* was taken in tow by the [tug](/source/Tugboat) *Anglian Princess* at 19:00, but was ordered to remain 4.3 nautical miles (8.0 km) off Falmouth.[14] On 30 October, salvors boarded *Athena* to assess the damage done to her by the fire.[15] On 2 November, *Athena* was still being held off Famouth. Salvors from [Smit International](/source/Smit_International) were reported as fighting the fire, which was still burning, and assessing whether or not it was safe to bring *Athena* into port. The tug *Anglian Earl* was giving assistance.[16] On 9 May 2011, *Athena* was lying at the harbour of [Saltangará](/source/Saltangar%C3%A1) in [Runavík](/source/Runav%C3%ADk) municipality in the [Faroe Islands](/source/Faroe_Islands). Shortly after midnight, a fire on board *Athena* was reported to the Faroese authorities. There was a lot of smoke and the wind direction was towards the villages on the other side of the [Skálafjørður](/source/Sk%C3%A1lafj%C3%B8r%C3%B0ur) fjord. The people who lived in the villages of [Skála](/source/Sk%C3%A1la) and [Glyvrar](/source/Glyvrar) were evacuated at around four in the morning to a community house in [Strendur](/source/Strendur), a neighbouring village. Four men were working on board when the accident happened. The police later reported that the fire was probably caused by the materials which the men were using during their work. Some months later the ship was sold to [Esbjerg](/source/Esbjerg) in [Denmark](/source/Denmark), where she will be broken up.[17] ## References 1. ["Skipini.fo"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111130125343/http://skipini.fo/ti%20kom%20eldur%20i%20athenu.html). Archived from [the original](http://skipini.fo/ti+kom+eldur+i+athenu.html) on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 1. 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["Blaze still burning after six days on fish processing vessel off Cornish coast"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101105034811/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Blaze-burning-fish-vessel-Cornish-coast/article-2824198-detail/article.html). Cornwall and Devon Media Ltd. 2 November 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Blaze-burning-fish-vessel-Cornish-coast/article-2824198-detail/article.html) on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 1. [Skipini.fo, Tí kom eldur í Athenu (Faroese)](https://archive.today/20120713150247/http://skipini.fo/ti+kom+eldur+i+athenu.html) ## External links - [Photo of *Athena* in October 2010](http://www.pbase.com/regint/image/129414005) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FV Athena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Athena) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Athena?action=history)). 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