Mein Schiff 6

Mein Schiff 6 is a cruise ship owned by TUI Cruises.

Mein Schiff 6 docked at Argostoli Kefalonia's port in 2019.
History
Name: Mein Schiff 6
Owner: TUI Cruises
Operator: TUI Cruises
Port of registry: Valletta,  Malta
Ordered: 26 August 2014[1]
Builder:
Yard number: 1390
Laid down: 21 August 2015[1]
Launched: 3 January 2017[1]
Christened: 1 June 2017
Completed: 8 May 2017
Acquired: 9 May 2017
Maiden voyage: 3 June 2017
In service: 12 May 2017
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 98,811 GT
62,704 NT
7,900 DWT
Length: 295.26 m (969 ft)[1]
Beam: 42.39 m (139 ft)[1]
Draft: 8.25 m (27 ft)[1]
Installed power: 48 MW
2 × 9.6 MW Wärtsilä 8L46F
2 × 14.4 MW Wärtsilä 12V46F
Propulsion: Diesel-electric
Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers
Three bow thrusters
Two stern thrusters
Capacity: 2,534 passengers
Crew: 1,030

Mein Schiff 6 is similar to Mein Schiff 3, Mein Schiff 4, and Mein Schiff 5 with only minor differences to its sister vessels.

COVID-19 incident

On 28 September 2020, it was initially reported that 12 crew members of Mein Schiff 6 tested positive for COVID-19[2]as part of a routine sampling test. The ship was on the route Heraklion (Crete) - Piraeus - Corfu, and continued towards Piraeus for further investigation of the incident. The following morning it was reported that all 12 previously positive crew had now tested negative[3] fuelling uncertainty as to the result of the original tests, while as 2 October, the ship has been given the all clear to continue its journey to Corfu, showing that the incident was almost certainly a false alarm.[4]

References
  1. "Mein Schiff 6 (34556)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. Newsroom. "Έκτακτο σχέδιο για το κρουαζιερόπλοιο Mein Shiff 6 με τα 12 κρούσματα | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "In Greek: Ανατροπή: Αρνητικά τα 12 μέλη του πληρώματος στο κρουαζιερόπλοιο". In.Gr. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. Newsroom. "Στο λιμάνι της Κέρκυρας το «Mein Schiff 6» | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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